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Top Seeds Dominate Round 3 of Hang Loose Santa Catarina ProIMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Thursday, July 2, 2009) – Challenging three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves pulsed through the main site at Praia Vila today as the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro completed Round 3 of competition, narrowing the remaining field down to the final 16 surfers.Stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World T ...» 
Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Back ON With Round 3 at Praia VilaIMBITUBA, Santa Catarina (Thursday, July 2, 2009) – Following three consecutive lay days, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro is back on with Round 3 hitting the water at 8am in clean three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves at the main site of Praia Vila.Stop No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose Santa Cata ...» 

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February surf: 28 days of big waves

Friday - February 06, 2009
By Gary Kewley

Aloha, surfers,

Here’s your first February surf installment - and it’s a BIG one. Right about now (Friday, Feb. 6) waves are above the advisory level criteria of 15 feet (crest to trough or 8 feet local scale).

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BY CHIEF SURFING OFFICER (CSO) GARY 'GQ' KEWLEY


  YOUR  EXCLUSIVE OBZ FOR THURSDAY JULY 2!

EXCELLENT EARLY TEXTURE;ULTRA LITE TRADES;SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEABREEZES LATER; NORTHSHORE UP TINY BIT:0-1.5';MAKAHA HOLDS ON SSW 0-2='; EAST SIDE DOWN ON WIND SWELL 0-1.5';SANDYS:HOLDS ON SOUTH EASY 2-3+';TOWN HOLDS, 2-3+'...DH IS EASY 4'.

BIG PICTURE for WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

NPAC:   A small low under 1000 miles North track NNE on Monday may lead to isolated 3' NNE swells Thursday into Friday. This is also why Trades are totally slacking. A weak area of troughiness just east of the 180 dateline which tracks east this weekend then NE up into the eastern Aleutians. There should be a small fetch of winds to push out a chest high NW on Monday 7/6. SPAC  The 1st source for early July swell spawned this past Tues/Wed 6/23-24 a few hundred miles off the east coast of NZ. It had a wide fetch with some 40kts and up to 28' seas. its here, Wednesday July 1 at solid 2-4' SSW with the chance of higher sets. the 2nd cyclone/fetch is again right off NZ on Thursday/Friday 6/26; it was broader and stronger plus, hovers for 2 or 3 days allowing the for more fully developed fetch seas of 35'. This cyclone should push out some easy 6' SSW Friday and start fading Saturday. There's also some minor 3' SSE adding into the mix. Next in line: a storm off the north top of NZ, another straight south and one to the SSE below French Polynesia on July 1 keeping us at least 3' the  9th thru July 10th. the Fetch south of us is the one with the most potential for over head swell from Thursday or Friday July 9-10. last but not least on Friday 7/3 a new spinner whips up some 45kts and looks to 'hover' allowing for full seas of 30+' ETA for a overhead South is Saturday 7/11.
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BY SNN SURF METEOROLOGIST Matt Wanink
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Thursday's Weather:
Light winds again today with AM land breezes and afternoon onshore sea breezes under a SE'erly flow.  A few more clouds in the afternoon but conditions should stay dry.     
**Honolulu Highs 85-89°F; Lows 72-76°F; Lows at Beaches 67-72°F**
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Oahu Rainfall Outlook:
Today - Light (0.00 - 0.10")(Interior areas)
Friday - Light (0.00 - 0.10")(Interior areas)
Saturday - Light (0.00- 0.10")(W/M areas)
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Satellite Discussion:
Infrared satellite imagery shows small cluster of clouds near the state.   Water Vapor imagery shows stable conditions over the islands.
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Regional Discussion & Forecast
The surface pressure field, in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands, remains weak as the remnants of a deteriorating weather system are proving difficult to dislodge from the ocean waters north of the island chain. Therefore another day or two of a land/sea breeze regime will likely dominate surface flow across the state. Trades should return this weekend but are not expected to become particularly active until early next week (Monday, most likely) as the responsible surface high forming north of the state will be slow in intensifying. Stronger and fairly moist trades are projected to be back in place across all of Hawaii by the middle of next week.
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Central & Eastern Pacific Hurricane Discussions
None at this time...

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HURRICANE INFORMATION

2009 Names:
-Eastern Pacific: (Started May 15th)

.Andres,Blanca,Carlos,Dolores,Enrique,Felicia,Guillermo,Hilda,Ignacio,Jimena,Kevin,Linda,Marty,Nora,Olaf,Patricia....

-Central Pacific: (Started June 1)
Akoni,Ema,Hone,Iona,Keli,Lala

Tropical Cyclone names by region:
-Central/Eastern Pacific & Atlantic Ocean - Hurricanes
-Western Pacific - Typhoons
-Australia/Indian Ocean - Tropical Cyclones

Conditions for Hurricane Development:
-Water temperature of at least 80F and a depth of 150ft
-A pre-existing disturbance (a storm; rising air)
-Away from the equator N and S (roughly 300miles)
-Low vertical shear amounts (to keep the storm from blowing apart)
-Moist air in the mid-levels of the atmosphere

Wind Scale:
Tropical Depression - winds less than 38 mph but in organized thunderstorm
Tropical Storm - winds 39-73 mph (34-63 kt)
Category 1 - winds 74-95 mph (64-82 kt)
Category 2 - winds 96-110 mph (83-95 kt)
Category 3 - winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt)
Category 4 - winds 131-155 mph (114-135 kt) (Iniki '92) (Flossie '07)
Category 5 - winds 156 mph and up (135+ kt)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUICK FORECAST

TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDWARD AND MOUNTAINS...ISOLATED SHOWERS BY DAY...AND THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AT NIGHT. LEEWARD...ISOLATED SHOWERS. HIGHS 82 TO 87. LOWS 70 TO 75. VARIABLE WINDS TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WINDWARD AND MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED SHOWERS LEEWARD. HIGHS 83 TO 88. LOWS 71 TO 76. EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. 
  

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WS Forecast Discussion: (Click HERE)
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