Surf Forecast
Issued by NWS Honolulu, HI

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SURF ZONE FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
606 AM HST FRI MAR 14 2014

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606 AM HST FRI MAR 14 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES FROM NOON
TODAY TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 4 TO 8 FEET THIS
MORNING...RISING TO 14 TO 18 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY.

SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET THIS
MORNING...RISING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY.

SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET...RISING TO 5 TO 8
FEET TONIGHT...AND BECOMING 6 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY.

SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 2 TO 4 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY.

OUTLOOK THROUGH THURSDAY MARCH 20:
A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TODAY...PEAK TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DECLINE SATURDAY NIGHT. VERY STRONG TRADE
WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND WILL CAUSE A RISE IN SHORT PERIOD...
CHOPPY SURF ALONG EAST FACING SHORES...WITH THE POSTING OF A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY LIKELY LATER TODAY.

SURF HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST HEIGHTS OF THE FACE OR FRONT OF WAVES. THE
SURF FORECAST IS BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE ONE THIRD LARGEST WAVES...IN THE ZONE OF MAXIMUM
REFRACTION. SOME WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS THE
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER RIP CURRENTS IN OR NEAR
ANY SURF ZONE.

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