632  
WHHW50 PHFO 130220  
SMWHFO  
PHZ112-113-130315-  
/O.NEW.PHFO.MA.W.0051.240413T0220Z-240413T0315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
420 PM HST FRI APR 12 2024  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
KAUAI CHANNEL...  
KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS...  
 
* UNTIL 515 PM HST.  
 
* AT 419 PM HST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHERN TIP OF NIIHAU,  
OR 32 NM SOUTHWEST OF KEKAHA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...  
MAKAHUENA POINT, PORT ALLEN, FAD BUOY CK, FAD BUOY PP, AND FAD BUOY  
AA.  
 
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 2192 15964 2187 15946 2189 15942 2170 15912  
2135 15999 2153 16012  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 235DEG 33KT 2150 16000  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
WROE  
 
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