819  
WHHW50 PHFO 121707  
SMWHFO  
PHZ111-113-121745-  
/O.NEW.PHFO.MA.W.0048.240412T1707Z-240412T1745Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
707 AM HST FRI APR 12 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
KAUAI CHANNEL...  
KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS...  
 
* UNTIL 745 AM HST.  
 
* AT 707 AM HST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FAD BUOY  
WK TO NEAR FAD BUOY Z, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY  
HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED IN BRIEFLY  
HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
FAD BUOY DK AND FAD BUOY WK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING SEAS, AND BLINDING  
DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE  
WEARING LIFE JACKETS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2231 15864 2215 15864 2167 15927 2201 15933  
2265 15888  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 214DEG 28KT 2204 15915 2186 15923  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
WROE  
 
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