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Marine Weather Message in Effect for the Coastal Waters
Marine section from the Area Forecast Discussion
issued at: Dec 14, 2018 8:21 PM HST
Trade winds are expected to ease some tonight and Saturday, with the typically windier areas near Maui and the Big Island continuing to see Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds. The current northwest swell continues to bring elevated seas, maintaining SCA level seas for other coastal waters near Molokai through tonight.
With the trade winds easing, expect surf along east facing shores to lower. The High Surf Advisory (HSA) for east facing shores was thus cancelled.
A new northwest swell will arrive late in the day Saturday, and rise rapidly to warning levels. It is expected to peak Sunday, and then subside some on Monday. An even larger northwest swell will build late Monday, once again peaking at warning levels. Exposed coastal waters will once again rise to over 10 feet as these swells come rolling through.
Expect the current SCA to once again be expanded to most, if not all, the coastal waters for the first half of the new week as the new swells arrive.
See the latest Oahu Surf Discussion (SRDHFO) for additional details on surf and swell.
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