Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Honolulu, HI
Areas Affected: Olomana; Kauai East; Koolau Windward; Molokai Windward; Windward Haleakala; Big Island East; Big Island North
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 4:07am HST
Alert Effective: Tuesday 4:07am HST
Alert Expires: Tuesday 5:15pm HST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 4:07am HST
Event Ends: Tuesday 6:00pm HST
Issued by: NWS Honolulu HI
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS TODAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF BIG ISLAND TODAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF ALL ISLANDS TODAY... .Southwest swell from Hurricane Lowell produced surf along south facing shores in excess of warning criteria overnight. This surf continues into the early morning hours, which may continue to bring damaging surf to portions of Kauai County with the potential for significant damage to coastal properties and infrastructure, particularly to those areas along the coast exposed to the southerly swell over the next several hours. Surf will quickly fall to advisory criteria and then below advisory criteria by tonight. A medium-period east swell from former Tropical Storm Karina combined with east to southeast wind wave generated by Hurricane Lowell will maintain advisory level surf along east facing shores this morning, but will drop below advisory levels by tonight. * WHAT...Surf of 7 to 10 feet. * WHERE...East facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Big Island. * WHEN...Until 6 PM HST this evening. * IMPACTS...Moderate. Strong breaking waves and strong currents will make swimming dangerous.
Heed all advice from ocean safety officials. When in doubt, don't go out.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.badd38617c02593be1655869ad30ae015e9785d1.003.1 Codes: HIZ009, HIZ030, HIZ035, HIZ037, HIZ047, HIZ053, HIZ054 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.badd38617c02593be1655869ad30ae015e9785d1.003.1