Weather Warning

AREAS AFFECTED : KONA; KOHALA; BIG ISLAND SOUTH

...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU 
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND WEST FACING 
SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... 
 
.An extra-large west-northwest to northwest (300 to 320 degree) 
swell will peak this afternoon and evening then slowly decline 
through Saturday. For Big Island, the west-northwest swell should 
peak tonight into early Saturday then steadily decline over the 
weekend. 
 
* WHAT...Surf of 8 to 12 feet. 
 
* WHERE...West facing shores of Big Island. 
 
* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST Saturday. 
 
* IMPACTS...High. Expect very strong breaking waves and powerful 
currents. Waves breaking in channel entrances may make 
navigating the channels dangerous.