High Surf in Kauai Mountains, Hawaii

High Surf March 16, 1996 – March 17, 1996 · Kauai Mountains, Hawaii

Death

The wider storm

Large ocean swell generated by a distant north Pacific storm brought high surf to the Hawaiian Islands. The northwest swell produced high surf of up to 15 feet along northwest facing shores.On the Big Island, a 48 year old man was killed shortly after 0900 HST when the 25-foot fishing boat he was in capsized just outside the entrance to Honokohau Harbor near Kailua-Kona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5572962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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