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Web Series Documents the Incredible Work & Uncertain Road for Partially Paralyzed Cinematographer and Life Saver, Mike Prickett.
Mike Prickett © Explore.org Surf News, 24 May, 2012 :  Explore.org, the philanthropic media organization and multi-media arm of the Annenberg Foundation, has launched a special web video series, photo gallery and community web site today that chronicles the extraordinary life, work, and current struggle with paraplegia of world renowned ocean cinematographer, Mike Prickett (Hawaii).

On March 14, 2012, while filming underwater on location off the coast of an atoll in French Polynesia, Mike saw a diver below him in distress. Acting instinctively, Mike helped the diver make an emergency ascent but in the process was partially paralyzed from a severe case of the bends.
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The official kick off to the Summer of 2012 is coming up all Memorial Day Weekend!
You still have time to join in the kick off of summer at Ala Moana Bowls. Since 1977 Local Motion has been committed to perpetuating the surfing lifestyle. That means designing and building technically advanced products from surfboards to surf clothing to keep you surfing to the best of your ability. Surfing is all about having fun and we're dedicated to providing you all the tools so that your life can revolve around it. The Hawaii Summer surf season officially begins each year with the Surf Into Summer Contest at Magic Island's Ala Moana Bowls. Three hundred and twenty five of the states top amateur competitors will be competing for trophies, prizes and bragging rights in what is considered Hawaii's premier amateur surf event. The contest will showcase male and female talent, from keiki to Seniors, competing on shortboards, longboards and bodyboards.
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With all this wind and chop and below seasonal averages here's something to make you sicker.
"This is my favourite surf movie which was filmed in the mentawai islands. The surfers surf the spots HT's, Raggs, Greenbush....
Please Like, Comment and Subscribe!"
He cut out the interviews but at some points the voice overlaps with the surf footage, its just the surfers beeing interviewed in french
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Sunny Garcia returns to pro surfing contests
Is Sunny Garcia back to the "official" pro surfing world? Apparently, yes. The legendary rider from the West coast of Hawaii has showed up at the 2012 Nike Lowers Pro and spoke to the surfing community, through the microphones of the VIP area. One year ago, Sunny Garcia got a $10,000 fine and six-month suspension for his actions during a break at the Burleigh Breaka Pro, in Australia. Sunny Garcia's son and Jeremy Flores were surfing a few waves when an incident and fight with a local rider took place. The altercation was filmed and the Association of Surfing Professionals decided to disqualify Sunny and Flores from the event. In the following months, the Hawaiian was told that the fine could be reduced if he took anger management classes.
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John Florence is cursed. Cursed by all the terrible possibilities that face a prodigy of his mould.
Everyone's crushing on John right now. Photo: LifeWithoutAndy World Domination for Dummies...A superb interview with Stab Mag! John Florence is cursed. Cursed by all the terrible possibilities that face a prodigy of his mould. Possibilities like world domination. His style is totally raw and uncoached! Can you believe it? He learnt it all on the North Shore, too, felt it out on the sand of Ehukai, then took it over to the reef at Pipe.
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His good friend Dave Wassel described him the other night at the XXL Awards as "the next Laird Hamilton: half the size and twice the freckles."
Check out the awesome ESPN interview  Sure, Mark Healey's not crazy. Totally believe that one. Just being around him scares me, especially if he's wearing buckskin. Self deprecation is part of the play for Healey and his group of non-crazy friends. It's how they humbly shrug off doing non-crazy things like going left at Waimea or hitching rides on the backs of Great White sharks. But in all seriousness, ask anybody and they'll tell you, Healey's the man.
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Paddle for George- Fundraiser for George Ramos
Join us and help support this medical fundraiser for George Ramos hosted by the North Shore Lifeguard's Association
-- Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:00am - 5:00pm PADDLE FOR GEORGE, is a 3.5 Mile Open-Ocean Prone/SUP or OC-1 Paddleboard race from Sunset Beach to Waimea Bay. Race starts at 11am. Awards 1st through 3rd places for each division.
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Matt Meola and Albee Layer dont need your attention, they deserve it. Check this Video.
The Isle, Ep. 3. " Innersection" These guys are not just entertaining they're talented.  Alfred Louis Layer IV
Age: 19 Hometown: Haiku on the island of Maui
Sponsors: Well I don’t have any main ones. Xcel, SOS shapes, and High Tech Surf Shop all help me out though.
Matt Meola
Age: 20
Birthday: 6.7.89
From: North Shore Maui
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What happens when Mason Ho puts on a wetsuit? Trestles was in some pain after Mason's damage...Check out the Lost Vid
Mason Ho, 20, is  charismatic  in the water. He rides Mayhem quads and bottle-nosed fish and his surfs are punctuated by fin-throws, old-school air reverses, even older-school 360s, chop-hops and even backside alley-oops. If there is a Hawaii style, his is it: all warm-water, loose-limbed, afro-swinging extravagance.
Mason is also the son of Hawaiian star Michael Ho, the nephew of Hawaii’s first-ever world champ, Dez Ho, and brother to girls champion Coco Ho. If he wanted, Mason could book an audience with Fast Eddie Rothman at the tap of a few keys. Mason also likes, very much, to drop in.
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Hawaii's John John Florence today claimed his maiden ASP Men's World Tour win. The 19 year-old defeated Australian Joel Parkinson (AUS) in the final. Credit: ASP/SCHOLTZ
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Wednesday, May 16, 2012) – Hawaiian surfer, John John Florence  19, has won his maiden ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) World Championship Tour event, taking out the Billabong Rio Pro over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 31, in barreling three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at Barra da Tijuca.

Florence, who is competing in his rookie year on the Men's Tour, proved unstoppable on the final day of competition, topping prodigious Australian talent, Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, Josh Kerr (AUS), 27, and then Parkinson, on his way to the victory dais.
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Surf Summary & News Breaks

 

SNN SURF CENTER
CHIEF SURFING OFFICER: GARY KEWLEY
YOUR EXCLUSIVE 645AM OBZ: WEDNESDAY  11-30-11
VANS WORLD CUP Day 4 is OFF at Sunset! The call to postpone was made at 1115am due to slow inconsistent rising surf in the 2-3+ range. Buoys popped last nite to 5' 15 seconds (good enough for 5' by this afternoon). Call the SNN-VTC hotline 596SURF for the status.
NEW SNN: just in case you missed it...O'ahu, Kauai, Maui, Big Is. Observations are in the name Tabs above the 5 day forecast...just clk 'em. Tides are right below. Plus, the 5th Day in the surf grid has liner notes for 6-12 day forecasts.
Cool 10-20kt ENE-NE Trades with partly clear skies.
COUNTRY: The new NW is filling in right now up to 1-2 occ 3' at sunset beach with clean light offshores; we expect 3-5' later in the day. WEST: Makaha is rising at 0-2' on NNW and lite offshores; TOWN: holding pinch of tiny 0-1' barely occas 2' SSW+SSE at 14 seconds; it's clean with lite E-NE trades. Diamond Head: holding with weak SSW+SSE at a fairly clean 0-1-2' lite sideoffshores. SANDYS: down on the NNE swell plus windwaves @ decent 1-2+' and cool NE offshores. MAKAPU'U: down on  NNE + Trade swells breaking across the Bay mostly on the inside 2-3' and semi choppy.
Sidenote: A silght downgrade on the next 2 episodes but still really good 'sorted out' NW on Wednesday 4-5' late in the afternoon and  the next episode peaks 8-10+' Thursday by around 10am into Friday morning! A potentially very large 12' + NW on late Dec 8 or 9 (hit the BIG PICTURE link above for details)
Call VTC-SNN hotline at 596-SURF for status at around 645am for the VANS World Cup at Sunset Beach.
Watch it LIVE- then over and over again- on Oceanic 250.

SNN CHIEF SURFING OFFICER: GARY KEWLEY

Your Exclusive 6:45am OBZ: and the surf scene for Windy Thursday 5/24/12

 Fresh to strong and gusty trades through mostly clear leeward skies...off on clear for country and even SE corner.

Country: Down but rising:  we have 12" vibrations from the trade wrap this morning but we see some 1' 13 sec deep water energy which should lead to 2' NW sets later today into Friday morning only. Surface is smooth offshores with another epic day for diving.  WEST: Down but rising later on the tiny 2' NW.  There's also a hint of SSW  at 0 occ 1' with smooth offshores.  TOWN: Down but rising later on new tiny 2' SSW. Currently tho'  at mostly 0-1.5' (thigh high) with occas. 2' sets tops; poor to fair overall with side-offshore winds.   Diamond Head: Holding on SE wind swell+SSW at 1-3'  but it's windy; & hacked up by 15-25+ trades.  SANDYS: Held from ystrdy  and rising more later; currently at 2-3' on sets on mix of  Wind swell and hint of S with 15-30 sideshore trade winds and some barrelling. Generals showing.  Lotta current.  EAST: MAKAPU'U: Held  and Rising more later today on Trade swell; now its at 2-4' and messy chop but there's power, size and sun.

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Surf Report

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Surf

North
Thu '05/24'
Rising Later - NW+NE
HAW: 0-1.5
FACE: 0-2
CLOUDY AM, CLEAN
Fri '05/25'
Holding - NW
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
CLEAN, CLEAR
Sat '05/26'
Holding - NW+NE
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
IFFY 2' NW PULSE
Sun '05/27'
Dropping - NW+NE
HAW: 0-1
FACE: 0-1.5
Mon '05/28'
Dropping - N-NW
HAW: 0-1
FACE: 0-1.5
Haleiwa
Thu '05/24'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 11:26 PM 0.1 ft.
H 5:00 AM 0.4 ft.
L 8:59 AM 0 ft.
H 5:40 PM 1.6 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
Fri '05/25'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 12:13 AM 0.1 ft.
H 6:03 AM 0.4 ft.
L 9:43 AM 0.1 ft.
H 6:22 PM 1.5 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
Sat '05/26'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 12:59 AM 0.1 ft.
H 7:22 AM 0.5 ft.
L 10:39 AM 0.2 ft.
H 7:09 PM 1.4 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
Sun '05/27'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 1:42 AM 0 ft.
H 8:46 AM 0.6 ft.
L 11:59 AM 0.4 ft.
H 7:59 PM 1.3 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM
Mon '05/28'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 2:22 AM 0 ft.
H 9:59 AM 0.8 ft.
L 1:41 PM 0.5 ft.
H 8:53 PM 1.2 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM

West
Rising Later - NW+S
HAW: 0-1.5
FACE: 0-2
CLEAR, CLEAN
Holding - NW SSW
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
CLEAN, CLEAR
Rising Later - S-SW
HAW: 0-1
FACE: 0-1.5
Holding - S-SW
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
Dropping - S-SW
HAW: 0-1.5
FACE: 0-2

South
Rising Later - SSE+SSW
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
CLEAR, FAIR
Holding - S-SW
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
FAIRLY CLEAN, CLEAR
Rising Later - S-SW
HAW: 0-2
FACE: 0-3
Holding - S-SW
HAW: 1-2+
FACE: 1-3+
Dropping - S-SW
HAW: 1-2
FACE: 1-3
Honolulu Harbor
Thu '05/24'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 1:31 AM 0.1 ft.
H 6:02 AM 0.5 ft.
L 11:04 AM 0 ft.
H 6:42 PM 2 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
Fri '05/25'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 2:18 AM 0.1 ft.
H 7:05 AM 0.5 ft.
L 11:48 AM 0.1 ft.
H 7:24 PM 1.9 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
Sat '05/26'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 3:04 AM 0.1 ft.
H 8:24 AM 0.6 ft.
L 12:44 PM 0.3 ft.
H 8:11 PM 1.8 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
Sun '05/27'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 3:47 AM 0 ft.
H 9:48 AM 0.8 ft.
L 2:04 PM 0.5 ft.
H 9:01 PM 1.6 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM
Mon '05/28'
Time
Ht.
-.-
L 4:27 AM 0 ft.
H 11:01 AM 1 ft.
L 3:46 PM 0.6 ft.
H 9:55 PM 1.5 ft.
Sunrise: 5:49 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM

East
Holding - E-NE
HAW: 2-3+
FACE: 3-5+
MOSTLY CLEAR, CHOPPY
Rising - E
HAW: 2-4
FACE: 3-7
CHOP, POWER, PART CLEAR
Holding - E
HAW: 2-4
FACE: 3-7
Dropping - E
HAW: 1-3+
FACE: 2-5+
Dropping - E-NE
HAW: 1-3
FACE: 2-5

Winds
Hawaii
Thu '05/24'
E-NE E-NE
Mph: 15-30
GALES, SMALL CRAFT
Fri '05/25'
E-NE E-NE
Mph: 15-25+
SMALL CRAFT
Sat '05/26'
E E
Mph: 10-25
SMALL CRAFT
Sun '05/27'
E E
Mph: 10-25
Mon '05/28'
E-NE E-NE
Mph: 10-20+

Current Swells

Thu '05/24'
Primary : E-NE / Rising , 2-4'
Secondary : SSE+SSW / Rising Later , 1-2'
Third : NW / Rising Later , 0-2'

Marine Warnings

Thu '05/24'
Hawaii : GALES FOR FOR MAUI AND BIG IS CHANNELS AND SMALL CRAFT FOR ALL COASTAL.

Sailing Report

Thu '05/24'
Hawaii : GOOD WITH 15-30+ ENE TRADE WINDS EASING FRIDAY INTO WEEKEND BUT STAYING UP TO 25.

Diving Report

Thu '05/24'
Hawaii : EXCELLENT UP NORTH & OUT WEST & GOOD ALONG SOUTHERN SHORES; POOR FOR EAST SHORES.

Oahu

Spot Direction Height - Hawaiian Scale Height - Face Scale Winds Conditions Comments
Oahu - Sunset NW+NE Flat- to 1 foot 0 to Knee STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin' NW UP LATER

Oahu - Pipeline NW+NE Flat- to 1/2 foot 0 to Ankle Snappers STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Oahu - Rocky Point NW+NE Flat- to 1 1/2-feet 0 to Thigh STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Oahu - Haleiwa NW+NE Flat- to 1/2 foot 0 to Ankle Snappers STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Oahu - Makaha NW+S Flat- to 1 foot 0 to Knee STRONG TRADES smooth

Oahu - Ala Moana SSE+SSW Flat- to 2-feet 0 to Waist STRONG TRADES poor to fair

Oahu - Waikiki SSE+SSW Flat- to 1 1/2-feet 0 to Thigh STRONG TRADES fair

Oahu - Diamond Head SSE+SSW 1- to 3-feet Knee to Head STRONG TRADES poor

Oahu - Sandy Beach ENE+SSE 2- to 3-feet Waist to Head STRONG TRADES fair PLUS' LATER

Oahu - Makapuu E-NE 2- to 3-feet, occ. larger sets Waist to Head occ. + STRONG TRADES sloppy and choppy

Maui

Spot Direction Height - Hawaiian Scale Height - Face Scale Winds Conditions Comments
Maui - North-Hookipa area NE 1- to occ. 2-feet Knee to occ. Waist STRONG TRADES sailin' and kitin'

Maui - Upper West - Honolua NE Flat 0 to Flat STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin' SHIPWRECKS SHOULD HAVE SOME 2' WAVES LATER

Maui - Lower West - Lahaina SSE+SSW Flat- to 1 foot 0 to Knee STRONG TRADES smooth

Maui - South - Kihei S Flat 0 to Flat STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Maui - East - Hana E-NE 2- to 4-feet Waist to 2 ft. Overhead STRONG TRADES bumpy

Kauai

Spot Direction Height - Hawaiian Scale Height - Face Scale Winds Conditions Comments
Kauai - North - Hanalei NW+NE Flat- to 1 foot 0 to Knee STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin' POSS NEAR 2' LATER

Kauai - West - Majors S+N Flat- to 1 foot 0 to Knee STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Kauai - South - Poipu SSE+SSW Flat- to 2-feet 0 to Waist STRONG TRADES poor to fair

Kauai - East - Kapaa E-NE 2- to 3-feet, occ. 4 feet Waist to Head occ. 1-2 ft. Overhead STRONG TRADES sloppy and choppy

Big Island

Spot Direction Height - Hawaiian Scale Height - Face Scale Winds Conditions Comments
Big Isl. - North - Hamakua Coast ENE+N 2- to 4-feet Waist to 2 ft. Overhead STRONG TRADES sloppy and choppy

Big Isl. - North West - Kohala N-NE Flat 0 to Flat STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Big Isl. - South West - Kona Coast S-SW Flat- to 1 1/2-feet 0 to Thigh STRONG TRADES diving , paddling and fishin'

Big Isl. - East - Hilo Coast E-NE 2- to 4-feet Waist to 2 ft. Overhead STRONG TRADES sloppy and choppy

Big Isl. - SE to S Puna, Ka u Coasts SSE+SSW 2- to 3-feet, occ. 4 feet Waist to Head occ. 1-2 ft. Overhead STRONG TRADES wind blown conditons

Catch the why, when and where of your waves and weather once a week...


BIG SURF PICTURE  5/24/12

NPAC: The Jet  actually shows some potential for gale development off Japan next week. Currently its strongest looping under the gulf and 'gone' west of the dateline.

Currently.....nothing but occas isolated 2' NE sets Wednesday. But we did have a weak Low off Japan which hit the dateline Monday as it weakens. We should see rideable 1-2' NW surf Thursday afternoon fading Friday.

Last: minor, iffy sources of NNW swell for  June1. Lets wait a couple days and see how models pan out.

SPAC: The Northern Jet is dominant and the Southern Jet off NZL are zonal over the next week with no significant or near advisory level surf sources over the next 2 weeks. We're below seasonal size.

Current: lame for ground swell and quality this AM. But Lanai Buoy shows 1' 14 sec of SSW so....

Source: last Thursday 5/17 models showed a gale with captured fetch (both the low and its winds pointing up our way) way right off NZL east coast...these narrower fetches lose more energy with the 4000 miles so lets claim 1-2 maybe +' filling Thursday afternoon. Likely 2' peak.

Next: A gale Low moved east  last weekend off NZL and weakened. Lets hope for 1-2 maybe 3' for the Local Motion Surf into Summer this Memorial Day weekend (Sat-Monday).

Last: A giant hurricane level Low tracks zonal (eastbound) way down there near Antarctica; swell from this source will come from the SW flank and be sideband swell of 'hopefully' 3' around the last day of May into June.

East Shores: Good size and power from local and upstream trades from the strong 1033 High to the NE..its should stay elevated to just below advsry's into the weekend before tapering off Monday or Tuesday. Then its the usual flucuations of Spring Trade hts of 2' and up to 3' from Trades and occas NE pulses.

FETCH: often called the fetch length, is a term for the length of water or distance over which a given wind direction has blown. Fetch length along with the wind speed (or strength) determines the size of waves produced. The longer the fetch length and the faster the wind speed, the larger and stronger the wave will be and vice versa.
CAPTURED or FOLLOWING FETCH: Not only does the fetch length determine the power and energy of the wave. Additionally, if the winds/fetch are blowing in the same direction as during the wave's or storm's lifetime, the wave will in turn be even stronger. The fetch is related to the orbit of the wave and track of the storm.The longer the wind drags along the sea the more energy the wave will have. This can be seen not just in vertical height measurement but in wave period (the measurement of waves through time).
WAVES PERIOD:Time, in seconds, between the passage of consecutive wave crests past a fixed point. In general the longer the period the bigger the wave. Windswell or 'close interval' swells are under 10 seconds. Big 'ground swells' are 17-20+ seconds (note: a 20+ second swell needs storm force 50+kt winds blowing over a 1500 mile fetch to be fully developed' into 20-25' beasts; these 20 second waves can be felt 1000 feet down!). This is why they jack so much more, pulling large amounts of H2O off the outer reefs.

More generic marine definitions click this link  http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/pages/marinedef.php

Winds Statewide in a glance ...just go HERE (this link is also the 4th drop down under weather)

SYNOPSIS...
GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...WITH
PASSING LOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AFFECTING MAINLY WINDWARD AND
MOUNTAIN AREAS.

DISCUSSION...
A RELATIVELY STRONG SURFACE HIGH FAR NORTHEAST OF THE STATE
CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS TO THE ISLANDS EARLY
THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE STILL STRONG AND GUSTY ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE
CONTINUATION OF A WIND ADVISORY OVER MOST OF MAUI COUNTY AS WELL AS
THE BIG ISLAND. CLOUD COVERAGE HAS INCREASED IN THE ISLAND VICINITY
OVERNIGHT...AS A FIELD OF LOW CLOUDS REACHED THE STATE FROM THE
EAST. MORNING LIHUE AND HILO SOUNDINGS SHOW AN INCREASE IN THE
MOISTURE....WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REACHING ABOUT 8 THOUSAND FEET.
AIR MASS ALSO BECOMES SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE...DUE TO THE PRESENT OF AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR OAHU EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO
TRACK NORTHWESTWARD...THOUGH ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ISLAND WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST THOUGH REST OF TODAY. TRADE WIND WEATHER
PREVAILS OVER THE ISLANDS TODAY...WITH PASSING LOW CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS AFFECTING MAINLY WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOME OF THE
LOW CLOUDS MAY REACH THE LEE AREAS OF THE SMALLER ISLANDS...DUE TO
THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS.

STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SUMMITS OF HALEAKALA AS WELL AS MAUNA KEA AND
MAUNA LOA EARLY THIS MORNING. HENCE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR THOSE SUMMITS. EXPECT THE
UPPER LOW TO BE FAR WEST ENOUGH FOR THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.

AS THE UPPER LOW EXITS THE STATE TO THE WEST LATER TODAY...AIR MASS
IN THE ISLAND VICINITY WILL BECOME MORE STABLE. LATEST FORECAST
CHARTS STILL INDICATE MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED IN THE REGION. AS
SUCH...DRIER TRADE WIND WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE ISLANDS FRIDAY
AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. BREEZY AND
GUSTY TRADES WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AS THE
HIGH STAYS FAR NORTH OF THE REGION. THIS HIGH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
EARLY NEXT WEEK AND MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST COAST. IN TURN...TRADE
WINDS OVER THE STATE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO A MORE MODERATE
LEVEL. LATEST FORECAST MODELS STILL INDICATE AIR MASS IS TO REMAIN
SOMEWHAT DRY IN THE ISLAND VICINITY IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD.
EXPECT DRIER TRADE WIND WEATHER TO CONTINUE IN THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...WITH PASSING LOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AFFECTING MAINLY
WINDWARD AND MOUNTAIN AREAS.

MARINE...
GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR TYPICALLY WINDY WATERS AND CHANNELS
AROUND THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI...WHILE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING WATERS TODAY. WINDS MAY WEAKEN ENOUGH
THIS EVENING FOR THE GALE CONDITIONS TO DIMINISH...THOUGH SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS WILL HOLD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

SHORT-PERIOD WIND WAVES ALONG EAST FACING SHORES HAVE BUILT ENOUGH
OVERNIGHT TO WARRANT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE AFFECTED AREAS.
EXPECT ELEVATED ROUGH SURF TO PROBABLY CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK DUE TO THE PERSISTENT WINDS.

WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 AM HST TODAY FOR HALEAKALA AND THE BIG
ISLAND SUMMITS.

GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR PAILOLO AND ALENUIHAHA
CHANNELS...MAALAEA BAY...AND SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST BIG ISLAND COASTAL
WATERS.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR MAUI...MOLOKAI....
LANAI
AND REST OF THE BIG ISLAND.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING FOR REST OF THE
COASTAL WATERS.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY
KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND.
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