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WHHW40 PHFO 120130
CFWHFO
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
330 PM HST TUE NOV 11 2025
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTH FACING
SHORES BUT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY FOR EAST FACING
SHORES...
.STRONG TRADE WINDS NEAR AND UPSTREAM OF THE ISLANDS WILL PRODUCE
LARGE AND ROUGH SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES. THE PRIMARY SWELL
DIRECTION IS SHIFTING FROM NORTH-NORTHEAST (020-030 DEGREES) TO
NORTHEAST (030-050 DEGREES). AS A RESULT, NORTH SHORE SURF HAS
DECLINED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR NORTH FACING SHORES. HOWEVER, LARGE SURF WILL
PERSIST ALONG EAST FACING SHORES, AND THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR
EAST FACING SHORES HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
HIZ001-007-029-039-045-120230-
/O.CAN.PHFO.SU.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-251112T0400Z/
NIIHAU-OAHU NORTH SHORE-KAUAI NORTH-MOLOKAI NORTH-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY NORTH-
330 PM HST TUE NOV 11 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH FACING SHORES IS CANCELLED
THE PRIMARY SWELL DIRECTION IS SHIFTING FROM NORTH-NORTHEAST TO
BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY. AS A RESULT, SURF HAS FALLEN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES.
HIZ009-017-030-032-035-037-038-047-048-053-054-121430-
/O.EXT.PHFO.SU.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-251114T0400Z/
OLOMANA-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-KAUAI EAST-EAST HONOLULU-
KOOLAU WINDWARD-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI SOUTHEAST-
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-KIPAHULU-BIG ISLAND EAST-BIG ISLAND NORTH-
330 PM HST TUE NOV 11 2025
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 9 TO 12 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT,
THEN 10 TO 14 FEET ON WEDNESDAY.
* WHERE...EAST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI, OAHU, MOLOKAI, MAUI, AND
THE BIG ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM HST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH. A COMBINATION OF HIGHER THAN PREDICTED WATER
LEVELS, LARGE BREAKING WAVES, AND STRONG ONSHORE WINDS COULD
LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT WAVE RUNUP, BEACH EROSION, AND LOCALIZED
COASTAL FLOODING. WAVES MAY WASH ACROSS AREAS OF THE BEACH THAT
TYPICALLY REMAIN DRY, WITH POTENTIAL OVERWASH ONTO VULNERABLE
LOW-LYING COASTAL ROADWAYS AND PROPERTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEED ALL ADVICE FROM OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS. 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.
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