Weather Alert in Hawaii
High Surf Warning issued February 6 at 3:36PM HST until February 7 at 6:00PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
AREAS AFFECTED: Maui Windward West; Maui Central Valley North; Windward Haleakala
DESCRIPTION: ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI AND FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI THROUGH 6 PM HST SATURDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND FROM 6 AM HST SATURDAY THROUGH 6 PM HST SATURDAY... .A large west-northwest to northwest swell (295-315 degrees) will build down the island chain through the evening and peak late tonight into early Saturday. The swell will decline sharply Saturday afternoon and evening, with surf expected to fall below headline levels by Sunday morning. * WHAT...Along north facing shores of Maui, surf building to 18 to 25 feet tonight and continuing into Saturday morning. * WHERE...North facing shores of Maui. * 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.
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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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
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Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
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In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
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cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
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