Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...HIGH SURF WARNING AND ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1000 AM HST TUE MAR 2 2004
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS
* CONTINUED A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI... OAHU... MOLOKAI AND MAUI
* CONTINUED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF LANAI AND THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII
* EFFECTIVE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
* SURF ON THE NORTH FACING SHORES OF KAUAI... OAHU... MAUI AND MOLOKAI WILL BE 20 TO 25 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS TO 30 FEET. WEST FACING SHORES OF THESE ISLANDS WILL SEE 12 TO 20 FEET SURF HEIGHTS.
* SURF ON THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF LANAI WILL BE 12 TO 20 FEET... WITH 8 TO 10 FEET SURF HEIGHTS EXPECTED ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
FORECAST SURF HEIGHTS ARE ESTIMATES OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FACE OR FRONT OF WAVES.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.
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SIG TOO BIG
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