000 WHHW40 PHFO 141407 CFWHFO URGENT - HIGH SURF MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 AM HST TUE DEC 14 2004 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UPGRADED TO HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...AND MOLOKAI THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UPGRADED TO HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF MAUI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .OVERVIEW...THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS IMPACTING THE ISLANDS THIS WEEK...PEAKED YESTERDAY AND CONTINUES TO DECLINE TODAY. ALTHOUGH SURF MAY BRIEFLY DIP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS TODAY...A SECOND AND MUCH LARGER SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURF WILL RAPIDLY BUILD ALONG EXPOSED NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES TONIGHT...REACHING HEIGHTS WELL ABOVE WARNING LEVELS BY SUNRISE. SURF ACROSS WEST FACING SHORES OF MAUI... LANAI...KAHOOLAWE AND THE BIG ISLAND WILL RISE TO ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVELS. THE PEAK PORTION OF THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...CORRESPONDING WITH AN EXTREME HIGH TIDE. THE SURF WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO WASH OVER COASTAL ROADS AND DAMAGE PROPERTY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE AFFECTED SHORELINES. THE SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BELOW WARNING LEVELS ON THURSDAY...BUT ANOTHER VERY LARGE SWELL MAY ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. HARBORS EXPOSED TO NORTHWEST AND NORTH FACING SWELLS WILL LIKELY SEE HARBOR SURGES THAT ARE DAMAGING TO MOORED VESSELS. IN ADDITION... WAVES BREAKING ACROSS HARBOR ENTRANCES AND OVER BREAKWALLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK DUE TO HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND CURRENTS. PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS CAN SUDDENLY BE COVERDED BY LARGE WAVES. PERSONS WITH PROPERTY ALONG AFFECTED SHORELINES ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. HIZ001>003-005>009-012-013-017-019-020-150200- KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI WINDWARD-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-MAUI WINDWARD WEST- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-NIIHAU-OAHU KOOLAU-OAHU NORTH SHORE- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-OLOMANA-WAIANAE COAST-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 400 AM HST TUE DEC 14 2004 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UPGRADED TO HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...AND MOLOKAI THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UPGRADED TO HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI... SURF OF 12 TO 16 FEET ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT...REACHING HEIGHTS OF 35 TO 50 FEET BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. SURF OF 8 TO 12 FEET ACROSS WEST FACING SHORES TODAY WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TONIGHT...REACHING HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 30 FEET BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. $$ HIZ025-150200- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 400 AM HST TUE DEC 14 2004 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY UPGRADED TO HIGH SURF WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY WILL BUILD RAPIDLY TONIGHT...REACHING HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 35 FEET BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. $$ HIZ014-016-018-021-150200- KAHOOLAWE-LANAI MAKAI-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- 400 AM HST TUE DEC 14 2004 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF MAUI... KAHOOLAWE...AND LANAI THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET ACROSS WEST FACING SHORES TODAY WILL BUILD RAPIDLY TONIGHT...REACHING HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. $$ HIZ023-026-150200- KOHALA-KONA- 400 AM HST TUE DEC 14 2004 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG WEST FACING SHORES TODAY WILL BUILD RAPIDLY TONIGHT...REACHING HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FT BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. $$ TANABE