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FZHW70 PHFO 240115
MWSHFO

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
315 PM HST MON NOV 23 2009

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KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-
MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
315 PM HST MON NOV 23 2009

...LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RISE RAPIDLY TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...

A POWERFUL LOW PASSING WELL NORTH OF THE ISLANDS HAS GENERATED
LARGE OPEN OCEAN SWELLS THAT WILL BE ARRIVING IN HAWAIIAN WATERS
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RISE RAPIDLY...FIRST
NEAR KAUAI AND NIIHAU...AND THEN SPREAD SOUTHEAST DOWN THE ISLAND
CHAIN. THE SWELL WILL PEAK ON WEDNESDAY...WITH OPEN OCEAN SWELL
HEIGHTS NEAR 15 FEET...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THIS SWELL WILL NECESSITATE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
ALL HAWAIIAN WATERS...AS COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO WELL
ABOVE 10 FEET.

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