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CFWHFO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
317 AM HST TUE MAR 3 2026
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
.PEAK MONTHLY HIGH TIDES COMBINED WITH WATER LEVELS THAT ARE
RUNNING HIGHER THAN PREDICTED WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG
THE SHORELINE AND IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS. COASTAL FLOODING IS
EXPECTED AROUND THE DAILY EARLY MORNING PEAK TIDE.
HIZ001-003-006-007-009-016>018-023-026-029>035-037>054-040230-
/O.NEW.PHFO.CF.S.0003.260303T1317Z-260304T1600Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OLOMANA-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-KONA-KOHALA-
KAUAI NORTH-KAUAI EAST-KAUAI SOUTH-EAST HONOLULU-HONOLULU METRO-
EWA PLAIN-KOOLAU WINDWARD-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI SOUTHEAST-
MOLOKAI NORTH-MOLOKAI WEST-MOLOKAI LEEWARD SOUTH-LANAI WINDWARD-
LANAI LEEWARD-LANAI SOUTH-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY NORTH-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY SOUTH-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KIPAHULU-
SOUTH MAUI/UPCOUNTRY-SOUTH HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND SOUTH-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST-BIG ISLAND EAST-BIG ISLAND NORTH-
317 AM HST TUE MAR 3 2026
..COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...NUISANCE COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS.
* WHERE...VULNERABLE LOW-LYING COASTAL ROADWAYS, DOCKS, BOAT RAMPS
AND OTHER COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
* WHEN...THIS WILL OCCUR AT AND AROUND THE TIME OF THE PEAK DAILY
HIGH TIDE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF BEACHES THAT ARE NORMALLY DRY, MINOR
COASTAL EROSION, AND SALTWATER INUNDATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. IF YOU ARE FORCED TO
DRIVE THROUGH SALT WATER, BE SURE TO RINSE YOUR VEHICLE WITH
FRESH WATER. MOVE ELECTRONICS, VEHICLES OR OTHER VALUABLES TO
HIGHER GROUND. MONITOR VESSELS TO ENSURE MOORING LINES DON'T GET
TOO TIGHT AND WATCH OUT FOR OVERWASH AROUND BOAT RAMPS. SECURE
CANOES OR OTHER WATERCRAFT STOWED ON BEACHES.
SUBMIT YOUR COASTAL FLOODING PHOTOS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM'S HAWAII AND PACIFIC ISLANDS KING
TIDES PROJECT AT:
PACIFICISLANDSKINGTIDES.ORG
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