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SURF ZONE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 PM HST WED FEB 19 2020
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330 PM HST WED FEB 19 2020
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES
SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT, BECOMING
4 TO 7 FEET THURSDAY.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT, BECOMING
2 TO 5 FEET THURSDAY.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT, RISING TO
6 TO 9 FEET THURSDAY.
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.
OUTLOOK THROUGH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26:
THE CURRENT NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING,
THEN LOWER GRADUALLY THROUGH FRIDAY. A SLIGHTLY LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL
ARRIVING LATER FRIDAY WILL PEAK SATURDAY, THEN LOWER GRADUALLY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A NEW LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS POSSIBLE EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE STRONG TRADE WINDS ARE PRODUCING SURF ABOVE THE 8 FOOT
HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLD ON EAST FACING SHORES. ADVISORY LEVEL
SURF WILL CONTINUE ON EAST FACING SHORES THROUGH FRIDAY. SURF ALONG
EAST FACING SHORES WILL DECREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE TRADE WINDS
WEAKEN. A SERIES OF SMALL SOUTH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
SURF HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST HEIGHTS OF THE FACE, OR FRONT, OF WAVES. THE
SURF FORECAST IS BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE ONE THIRD LARGEST WAVES, AT THE LOCATIONS OF THE LARGEST
BREAKERS. SOME WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS THE
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER RIP CURRENTS IN OR NEAR
ANY SURF ZONE.
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