617  
WHHW50 PHFO 121733  
SMWHFO  
PHZ114-121815-  
/O.NEW.PHFO.MA.W.0049.240412T1733Z-240412T1815Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
733 AM HST FRI APR 12 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
OAHU WINDWARD WATERS...  
 
* UNTIL 815 AM HST.  
 
* AT 733 AM HST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 15 NM NORTHEAST OF FAD BUOY LL, OR 26 NM  
NORTHEAST OF MALAEKAHANA STATE PARK, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.  
 
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 LL, FAD BUOY II, FAD BUOY X, AND FAD BUOY J.  
 
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 2227 15760 2206 15738 2183 15730 2167 15794  
2172 15798 2171 15801 2164 15807 2161 15818  
2180 15827  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 247DEG 25KT 2194 15757  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...40KTS  
 

 
 
WROE  
 
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