Special Marine Warning
Special Marine Warning issued March 19 at 11:49AM HST until March 19 at 12:45PM HST by NWS Honolulu HI
Alert Description
SMWHFO The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Kauai Leeward Waters... * Until 1245 PM HST. * At 1148 AM HST, a thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 26 nm southwest of southern tip of Niihau, or 53 nm southwest of Barking Sands, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.
Safety Instructions
Prepare for gusty winds, steep and fast-building seas, and blinding downpours. Stay low or go below, and make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.