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.