…HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI
NIIHAU OAHU MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI…
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG
ISLAND…
.A series of large northwest to north-northwest (315-330 degrees)
swells will move through Hawaiian waters through the weekend and
into early next week. Warning level surf is expected to generally
prevail along north and west facing shores through the weekend,
with a brief dip down to advisory levels possible late Saturday
and Saturday night. For the Big Island, advisory level surf is
expected to hold in place through late Saturday afternoon.
* WHAT…Surf 15 to 20 feet today, building to 18 to 24 feet
tonight and Saturday.
* WHERE…North facing shores of the Big Island.
* WHEN…Until 6 PM HST Saturday.
* IMPACTS…Moderate. Strong breaking waves and strong currents
will make swimming dangerous.