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Friday - November 14, 2008
By Gary Kewley

Aloha surfers and beachgoers! Wow, its game-on from the getgo for the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. This series is the big boy of all surf contests, and all you have to do is drive north. Hawaii is getting b-i-g back-to-back swells

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THE 26TH ANNUAL VANS TRIPLE CROWN:OFF TODAY(LOOKS GOOD FOR THURSDAY(2 MORE DAYS:1/2 DAY FOR WOMEN)
Call the VANS HOTLINE 596-SURF.  REEF HAWAIIAN PRO AT ALI'I BEACH PARK...HEAD UP OR WATCH ONLINE AT WWW.TRIPLECROWNOFSURFING.COM

WEDNESDAY NOV 19, 2008...
640AM EXCLUSIVE 'OBSERVATIONS

 MODERATE TO PLUS ENE TO NE'ERLY WINDS 10-25MPH & CLOUDY. OCCAS.RAIN;NORTH SHORE DROPS NE 2-3+',WEST REEFS DOWN 0-2'; EAST SIDE HOLD 2-4' @ MAKAPUU; SANDYS HOLDS 1-2' ON MIX,SOUTH REEFS HOLDS AT 0-1.5'...EVEN DH IS BARELY OCC. 2'

BIG PICTURE: TUESDAY NOV. 18

NORTH PAC : We have a dropping poor NNE swell with close intervals till a new 3-6' NNW on Thursday and a bigger more northerly one later Friday into Saturday near 8' (hopefully). These two storms pump out their swell same time; One's tracking east near Aleutians/Alaska and will keep North swell for several days into Monday, and one's off the Dateline with a captured fetch and noses to within 900 miles for the NNW thursday. On thursday a new fetch in the 310-320 band off Japan builds from a broad area of storminess over kamchatka...another pulse from the same system pumps out more WNW swell. The 1st 3-5' pulse comes  Monday 24 and then the same Wednesday 26...if the long range pans out yet another fetch comes off the Kurils Monday 24th leading to a near 6' WNW Friday 28th. 
SPAC:   A Small 1-2' SSW fills Thursday into Friday lasting thru Saturday before going to sleep. IFFY: A small storm in the Taz last sunday 16,  might push up a 2' SW sunday 23rd. We're in the sleep season with only minor back ground pulse popping up here and there.
TROPICS: no swell producers of interest.

JET STREAMS:
NORTH PAC: high pressure blocks in near future but dipping north of HI....and dropping off Japan in long haul to 30-50 north lat. coming past the dateline at 180 long.

SOUTH PAC: Not good...zonal....but storms do get some fetch to the NE and in the TAZ.

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Vans Triple Crown of Surfing
to offer a record $815,000

North Shore Oahu Hawaii
12 November - 20 December 2008

Vans Triple Crown of Surfing to Offer Record $815,000

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 2 October, 2008 : - - Honolulu - - The countdown to the world's preeminent surfing series has begun and the acclaimed waves of Oahu's North Shore are coming to life on cue. The 26th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing will commence its six-week run on November 12, 2008, through December 20, and will offer the largest prize purse in the Series' history: $815,000.

In a battle for world titles*, six prestigious event titles, and the coveted Series crown, over 260 of the world's top-ranked men and women surfers from the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Dream Tour will return to Hawaii.

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing series takes place at three of the world's most venerated surf spots: Haleiwa, Sunest Beach, and the Banzai Pipeline. The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is the final stop on the 2008 ASP tour.

Events comprising this year's Series are
1.The Reef Hawaiian Pro - Haleiwa - Nov. 12-23 - men's & women's 6-star WQS
2.The O'Neill World Cup of Surfing - Sunset Beach - Nov. 24-Dec.6 - men's 6-star WQS
The Roxy Pro - Sunset Beach - Nov. 24-Dec.6 - women's WCT
3. The Billabong Pipeline Masters - Pipeline - Dec. 8-20 - final men's WCT event of 2008
The Billabong Pro Maui - Honolua Bay, Maui - Dec. 8-20 - final women's WCT of 2008

Each event of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing has a designated 12-13 day window within which to run to completion. Competition is held on the 4 or 5 biggest and best days of surf on offer during each contest window.

*At the time of writing, Florida's Kelly Slater was on the verge of claiming his 9th world title. The women's world title will not likely be decided until the final event of the Vans Triple Crown. World Qualifying Series titles for both men and women will also be decided during the Triple Crown.

Events can be followed live on line at: triplecrownofsurfing.com and aspworldtour.com Or call the hotline number each morning after 7 a.m. to learn the status of the day: (808) 596-7873 (596-SURF)


GOOD SITES:

www.kauaisurfingassociation.com

www.defendoahucoalition.org

www.accesssurfhawaii.org

http://www.iyor.org/ (International Year of the Reef 2008)

www.surfrider.org/oahu

www.aspworldtour.com/2007/criteria.asp

View Video presentation @ LOCAL SWELL TRACKER LINK CLICK HERE

CURRENT MEN'S RATINGS...HERE
CURRENT WOMEN'S RATINGS...HERE

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WEATHER CENTER
BY SNN SURF METEOROLOGIST MATT WANINK
*Questions/Comments/Feedback: matt@surfnewsnetwork.com

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2008 issued by 7am HST

TODAYS WEATHER:
SCATTERED CLOUDINESS WITH NE'ERLY WINDS AND OFF & ON SHOWERS TODAY.  VERY WET LATE THIS WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
**HONOLULU HIGHS 81-85°F LOWS 69-74°F LOWS AT BEACHES 62-66°F**
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OAHU RAINFALL OUTLOOK:
TODAY  - LIGHT 0.05 - 0.20 
THURSDAY - LIGHT 0.05 - 0.20
FRIDAY - LIGHT 0.05 - 0.20

SATELLITE DISCUSSION:
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SCATTERED HIGH AND MID CLOUDS NEAR THE STATE.  NE'ERLY SURFACE WINDS SHOULD BRING IN THE LOW CLOUDS.  WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS SHOWING THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN.

REGIONAL DISCUSSION & FORECAST:
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC TODAY AND TOMORROW AS A NEW TROUGH BEGINS TO DEVELOP AND DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. BY LATE TOMORROW, THE CURRENT NE'ERLY WINDS SHOULD BEGIN SHIFTING MORE OUT OF THE SOUTH AS THE TROUGH NEARS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN FRIDAY AS IT BEGINS TO DRAW UP PULSES OF TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE EQUATOR. MODELS ARE CURRENTLY FAVORING MORE PULSES OF HEAVY SHOWERS ACROSS ALL THE ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE TROUGH BECOMES INVERTED OVER THE ISLANDS. THE TROUGH IS FORECASTED TO LINGER NEAR THE ISLANDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK UNTIL A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM SWEEPS DOWN AND TAKES IT EASTWARD (WHILE INCREASING THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AGAIN). LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW NO SIGN OF TRADE WINDS IN THE EXTENDED THROUGH THANKSGIVING.
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CENTRAL & EASTERN PACIFIC HURRICANE DISCUSSION:
EASTERN PACIFIC -
NO CURRENT ACTIVITY.
CENTRAL PACIFIC -
NO CURRENT ACTIVITY.

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