Swimmers from Hawaii warned against entering the water as waves reached up to 4 meters high

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists in Hawaii issued a high surf warning on Friday, warning swimmers of dangerous waters.

The advisory is in effect through Saturday evening for all east-facing coasts of Hawaii, including Olomana, Maui Windward West, Kauai East, Koolau Windward, Molokai Southeast, Windward Haleakala, Big Island East and Big Island North as a “moderate to high, medium period” deining produces branding at consultancy level.

“Surf is expected to peak this afternoon into the evening and then slowly decrease over the weekend,” the advisory said.

A swell is a series of waves produced by gale force winds.

NWS meteorologist Dennis Trotter told the story Newsweek that it is typical for Hawaii’s waves to increase during the transition to the winter season.

The swell is not related to Hurricane Kristy, a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph in the eastern Pacific Ocean. However, Trotter said there could be an increase in wave heights early next week as a result of Kristy, although it is too early to say whether this will impact Hawaii.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) expects Kristy to show “steady to rapid weakening” in the coming days. Earlier this week, the storm underwent rapid intensification and quickly grew into a major hurricane. On Thursday evening Kristy was a category 5-the most powerful storm in the world.

The NHC forecast expects Kristy to do that become a post-tropical cyclone on Sunday. The storm is not expected to make landfall, but it is likely to cause dangerous waves in other parts of the region.

“The Kristy-generated swell is impacting portions of the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula and will likely continue to impact the region through the weekend,” the forecast said. “These swells are likely to produce life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Consult (warnings and warnings) from your local weather office.”

In addition to the high surf advisory, meteorologists also issued a marine weather statement for the windward waters of Maui County and the Big Island on Friday morning.

“An average period of 1.8 to 2.5 meters NNE swell from 010 to 030 degrees will fill quickly today and peak this afternoon into the evening,” the statement said. “These swells could create waves at north-facing ports, especially Hilo and Kahului ports. Mariners using these ports should use caution when entering or leaving port and when docking or launching ships.”

A maritime weather statement was also issued for waters near Southern California as dense fog was forecast to affect the coast of Los Angeles and Orange counties, the Santa Barbara Channel and “coastal waters from around Point Conception southward through the southern outer waters”. Saturday morning.