HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND…
.LIFE-THREATENING SURF ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST
SWELL WILL BUILD ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES…PEAK TODAY
INTO TONIGHT…THEN SLOWLY DROP THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SURF WILL
LIKELY DROP TO ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY BEFORE DROPPING BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS BY SUNDAY.
…HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM HST
SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM HST SATURDAY.
* SURF…ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND…8 TO 12
FEET.
* TIMING…NOON TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS…HIGH…EXPECT OCEAN WATER OCCASIONALLY SWEEPING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF BEACHES, VERY STRONG BREAKING WAVES, AND
STRONG LONGSHORE AND RIP CURRENTS. BREAKING WAVES MAY
OCCASIONALLY IMPACT HARBORS MAKING NAVIGATING THE HARBOR
CHANNEL DANGEROUS.
Instructions: LARGE BREAKING SURF, SIGNIFICANT SHOREBREAK, AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS MAKE ENTERING THE WATER VERY HAZARDOUS. ANYONE ENTERING THE WATER COULD FACE SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH.
Target Area:
Kohala
Kona