000 WHHW40 PHFO 080101 CFWHFO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 301 PM HST TUE APR 7 2009 HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-017-020-081000- /O.EXT.PHFO.SU.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-090408T1000Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 301 PM HST TUE APR 7 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT HST TONIGHT... SURF ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND NIIHAU WILL BE 12 TO 16 FEET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF OAHU MOLOKAI AND MAUI WILL BE 12 TO 16 FEET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OAHU AND MOLOKAI WILL BE 9 TO 12 FT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SURF WILL DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORES WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER...AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK...DUE TO HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. FORECAST SURF HEIGHTS ARE ESTIMATES OF THE HEIGHT OF THE FACE... OR FRONT...OF WAVES. && $$ DEJESUS