Updated at 11:54 a.m., Thursday, October 19, 2006
High-surf advisories for north, south shores
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South shore surf photos |
Advertiser Staff
It may be a warm fall morning, but northern and southern shores on all islands look like something else, thanks to waves strong enough to prompt high-surf advisories on those shorelines from the National Weather Service.And surfers have their choice today: Solid swells from the west and east are rolling in as well.
Large, winter-like waves with 14- to 18-foot faces are forecast this morning for north-facing shores on all islands. They were generated by a storm a few days ago in the north Pacific, the weather service said. Those swells will diminish slightly this afternoon to waves with 12- to 15-foot faces.
South facing shores may easily resemble summer conditions with 6- to 9-foot wave faces in the forecast. Those should dip slightly later today to waves with 5- to 7-foot faces.
Additional south swells are expected tomorrow and Tuesday, with surf near advisory levels.
Waves on west-facing shores may not be at advisory levels, but they are still large today, with 6- to 10-foot faces this morning. They'll be slightly smaller this afternoon, with wave faces of 4 to 8 feet.
East-facing shores should see wave faces of 2 to 4 feet.
Winds will be light, 4 to 6 mph.
The high-surf advisories on northern and southern shores will remain in effect until 4 p.m. today, the weather service said.
