Weather Alert in Hawaii
High Surf Warning issued February 24 at 3:21AM HST until February 24 at 6:00PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
AREAS AFFECTED: Niihau; Oahu North Shore; Olomana; Maui Windward West; Kauai North; Kauai East; Koolau Windward; Molokai Windward; Molokai North; Maui Central Valley North; Windward Haleakala; Big Island East; Big Island North
DESCRIPTION: ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND BIG ISLAND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI MAUI AND BIG ISLAND AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF LANAI THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A long period north-northeast (010-030 degrees) has peaked overnight and will hold through the morning hours, producing much larger than normal surf across some coastlines, especially in windward areas. The swell will gradually decline late this afternoon through Friday. * WHAT...Along north facing shores, surf peaking at 20 to 30 feet this morning before slowly declining late this afternoon. Along east facing shores, surf peaking at 14 to 18 feet this morning before slowly declining late this afternoon. * WHERE...North and east facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Big Island. * WHEN...Until 6 PM HST this evening. * IMPACTS...High. Expect very strong breaking waves and powerful currents. Waves breaking in channel entrances may make navigating the channels dangerous.
INSTRUCTION: Stay away from the shoreline along the affected coasts. Be prepared for road closures. Postpone entering or leaving channels affected by the high surf until the surf subsides.
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above
20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant
feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky.
These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching
100 mph.
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