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WHHW40 PHFO 260134
CFWHFO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 PM HST WED NOV 25 2009

...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU
KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI...

.OVERVIEW...A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON...AND
WILL REMAIN AT WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO ADVISORY
LEVELS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017-019-020-261445-
/O.CON.PHFO.SU.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091126T1600Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-
OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-
MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-
334 PM HST WED NOV 25 2009

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY...

SURF WILL DROP SLOWLY TONIGHT TO 15 TO 25 FEET ALONG NORTH FACING
SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI TODAY. SURF WILL
REMAIN AT HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF
NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SWELL AND SURF
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON THANKSGIVING DAY INTO FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

FORECAST SURF HEIGHTS ARE ESTIMATES OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FACE...
OR FRONT...OF WAVES.

&&

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MORRISON