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Forecast for Kauai Windward Waters
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Small Craft Advisory for Kauai Windward Waters until 2010-02-12T04:00:00

WHHW70 PHFO 100141
MWWHFO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
341 PM HST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WATERS EXPOSED TO LARGE WEST NORTHWEST
SWELLS...

.A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND LINGER
THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

PHZ110>118-121>124-101445-
/O.NEW.PHFO.SC.Y.0008.100210T0200Z-100212T0400Z/
KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
341 PM HST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND LOCALLY
GENERATED WINDS WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR SEAS 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS
HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN
THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$



HOURLY WEATHER
800 PM HST TUE FEB 09 2010
BUOY REPORTS
STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE SWELL
AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PERHT/DIR
(UTC)(F) (DEG/KT/KT)(MB) (FT/S)(FT/D)
BUOY 51001 NOT ABL
BUOY 51101 0600 72 73 210/ 10/ 121019.6R 10/17 10/290
BUOY 51000 0600 72 74 130/ 10/ 121021.1R 5/15 5/310
BUOY 51100 0600 72 74 120/ 8/ 121021.0R 5/ 8 5/130
BUOY 51002 0600 76 77 60/ 17/ 211017.4R 9/ 8 5
BUOY 51003 0600 71 78 150/ 10/ 121018.9R 6/ 8 5
KAILUA BAY BUOY 0500 75 N/A 5/ 6 2/350
LANAI BUOY 0500 77 N/A 3/12 2/210
KAHULUI HARBOR 0600 76 280/ 4/ 51018.7R
HONOLULU HARBOR 0600 74 79 70/ 1/ 31019.4S
KILO NALU 0500 N/A 2/12
HILO HARBOR 0600 76 240/ 6/ 91019.5R
MOKUOLOE 0600 76 1019.8
NAWILIWILI 0600 72 77 260/ 5/ 61019.7R

WIND OBSERVATIONS
StationDateTimeDirectionSpeedGust
PRINCEVILLE 09FEB10 18:46 0 0 8
MOLOAA DAIRY MSG MSG MSG MSG
LIHUE 09FEB10 19:00 50 3 MSG
POIPU 09FEB10 19:19 0 0 7
PORT ALLEN 09FEB10 18:53 180 2 5
MAKAHA RIDGE 09FEB10 19:11 0 0 0
MANA 09FEB10 19:34 23 3 9
PUU LUA 09FEB10 19:35 0 0 3
PUU OPAE 09FEB10 19:34 67 4 5
WAIMEA HEIGHTS 09FEB10 19:35 47 3 6

SYNOPSIS

341 PM HST TUE FEB 9 2010

SYNOPSIS FOR HAWAIIAN COASTAL WATERS:
A ridge about 200 miles north of Kauai will move south slowly and weaken tonight as a front approaches from the northwest. The front will reach Kauai Wednesday night and stall near Maui county on Thursday. High pressure will build north of the islands behind the front.


5 DAY FORECAST


KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-
341 PM HST TUE FEB 9 2010

Headlines
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON

TONIGHT
East winds 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Northwest swell 11 ft increasing to 15 ft after midnight. Isolated showers after midnight.

WEDNESDAY
Northeast winds 15 kt. Wind waves 6 ft. Northwest swell 15 ft. Isolated showers in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 20 kt. Wind waves 8 ft. Northwest swell 15 ft. Scattered showers in the evening. Isolated showers after midnight.

THURSDAY
Northeast winds 15 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. Northwest swell 15 ft and south 3 ft. Isolated showers through the day.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 kt. Wind waves 6 ft. Northwest swell 14 ft and south 3 ft. Isolated showers.

FRIDAY
Northeast winds 15 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. Northwest swell 12 ft and south 3 ft. Isolated showers.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 15 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. Northwest swell 10 ft and south 3 ft. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. Northwest swell 12 to 13 ft. Isolated showers.

SUNDAY
Northeast winds 10 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. Northwest swell 11 to 12 ft. Isolated showers.


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