649  
WHHW40 PHFO 090115  
CFWHFO  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI  
315 PM HST TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND  
 
.SOUTHWEST SWELL FROM HURRICANE LOWELL WILL LINGER TONIGHT FOR  
WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND. THIS COULD CONTINUE BRINGING  
DAMAGING SURF, DAMAGE TO COASTAL PROPERTIES, AND BEACH RUNUP UNTIL  
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.  
 
HIZ023-026-091000-  
/O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260909T0400Z/  
/O.NEW.PHFO.SU.Y.0037.260909T0115Z-260909T1000Z/  
KONA-KOHALA-  
315 PM HST TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST TONIGHT  
   
..HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET, BECOMING 4 TO 6 FEET  
LATER TOMORROW MORNING  
 
* WHERE...WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MODERATE. STRONG BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS  
WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
HEED ALL ADVICE FROM OCEAN SAFETY OFFICIALS. WHEN IN DOUBT, DON'T  
GO OUT.  
 
 
 
 
 
HIZ001-003-006-016-018-031>034-038-040-041-043-044-046-048>052-  
090215-  
/O.CAN.PHFO.SU.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260909T0400Z/  
NIIHAU-KAUAI SOUTHWEST-WAIANAE COAST-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-  
KAUAI SOUTH-EAST HONOLULU-HONOLULU METRO-EWA PLAIN-  
MOLOKAI SOUTHEAST-MOLOKAI WEST-MOLOKAI LEEWARD SOUTH-  
LANAI LEEWARD-LANAI SOUTH-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY SOUTH-KIPAHULU-  
SOUTH MAUI/UPCOUNTRY-SOUTH HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND SOUTH-  
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST-  
315 PM HST TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED  
 
AS HURRICANE LOWELL HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE HAWAIIAN COASTAL  
WATERS, SOUTHWEST SWELL THAT WAS GENERATED HAS DROPPED QUICKLY,  
BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA.  
 
 
 
HIZ009-030-035-037-047-053-054-090215-  
/O.CAN.PHFO.SU.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-260909T0400Z/  
OLOMANA-KAUAI EAST-KOOLAU WINDWARD-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-  
WINDWARD HALEAKALA-BIG ISLAND EAST-BIG ISLAND NORTH-  
315 PM HST TUE SEP 8 2026  
   
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES HAS DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.  
 
 
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