Weather Alert in Hawaii
High Surf Advisory issued February 24 at 3:27PM HST until February 25 at 6:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
AREAS AFFECTED: Maui Leeward West; Kohala; Molokai West; Lanai Windward
DESCRIPTION: ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU...NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF MOLOKAI MAUI AND BIG ISLAND...NORTH FACING SHORES OF LANAI THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A long period north-northeast (010-030 degrees) peaked early this morning, producing much larger than normal surf across some coastlines, especially across windward areas. The swell will gradually decline late this afternoon through Friday. * WHAT...Along west facing shores of the Big Island in the Kohala Districts, surf heights of 6 to 8 feet. Along west facing shores of Maui, surf heights of 10 to 15 feet, dropping to 8 to 12 feet. Along west facing shores of Molokai and north facing shores of Lanai, surf heights of 8 to 12 feet. * WHERE...West facing shores of Molokai, Maui, and Big Island and for north facing shores of Lanai. * WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Moderate. Strong breaking waves and strong currents will make swimming dangerous.
INSTRUCTION: Heed all advice from ocean safety officials. When in doubt, don't go out.
Want more detail? Get the Complete 7 Day and Night Detailed Forecast!
Current U.S. National Radar--Current
The Current National Weather Radar is shown below with a UTC Time (subtract 5 hours from UTC to get Eastern Time).
National Weather Forecast--Current
The Current National Weather Forecast and National Weather Map are shown below.
National Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
Tomorrow National Weather Forecast and Tomorrow National Weather Map are show below.
North America Water Vapor (Moisture)
This map shows recent moisture content over North America. Bright and colored areas show high moisture (ie, clouds); brown indicates very little moisture present; black indicates no moisture.
Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrocumulus Clouds
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
Next Topic: Cirrostratus Clouds
Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
Home - Education - Cloud Types - Cirrus Clouds
Next Topic: Condensation
Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
Next Topic: Condensation
Current conditions powered by WeatherAPI.com
