Weather Alert in Hawaii
High Surf Advisory issued February 4 at 3:25PM HST until February 5 at 6:00AM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
AREAS AFFECTED: Big Island East; Big Island North
DESCRIPTION: ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI...NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI AND WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .Although the extra large northwest swell is now declining, surf along exposed north and west facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, north facing shores of Maui, and west facing shores of the Big Island will remain at warning levels this evening and tonight. Surf along these shores is expected to lower to advisory levels Thursday. Additionally, advisory level surf will remain possible along north facing shores of the Big Island through tonight. * WHAT...Surf of 10 to 15 feet. * WHERE...North facing shores of the Big Island. * WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Thursday. * 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.
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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?
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Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions
which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to
their surface.
Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily
destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel
doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation
similar to situations which produce snowfall.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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