251  
WHHW50 PHFO 302333  
SMWHFO  
PHZ115-116-118-310030-  
/O.NEW.PHFO.MA.W.0028.250130T2333Z-250131T0030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
133 PM HST THU JAN 30 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
KAIWI CHANNEL...  
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS...  
OAHU LEEWARD WATERS...  
 
* UNTIL 230 PM HST.  
 
* AT 132 PM HST, A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF  
PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED SOUTH OF OAHU ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM SOUTHWEST OF FAD BUOY HH TO 49 NM SOUTHWEST  
OF KALAELOA AIRPORT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO NEARLY 50 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 BO AND FAD BUOY HH.  
 
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.  
 
FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF CAUGHT ON THE  
OPEN WATER, STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2122 15731 2063 15803 2063 15819 2065 15828  
2067 15835 2073 15845 2115 15820  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 234DEG 32KT 2076 15824 2059 15850  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...49KTS  
 
 
 
WROE  
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