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High Surf in Big Island North and East, Hawaii
High Surf January 21, 2017 – January 24, 2017 · Big Island North and East, Hawaii
What the National Weather Service wrote
A man drowned off shore of Kehena Beach in windward Big Island. Onlookers were unable to rescue him due to rough ocean conditions.
The wider storm
A large swell from the north in combination with strong trade winds produced surf of 8 to 15 feet along the east-facing shores of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and the Big Island. A man drowned in windward Big Island waters in the rough surf on the 22nd. There were no reports of significant property damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 670192. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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