HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 330 AM HST SAT DEC 05 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 20 TO 30 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 40 FEET
ON OUTER REEFS ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TODAY. SURF ALONG WEST
FACING SHORES WILL REACH 15 TO 20 FT TODAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL
REMAIN ABOVE WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT THEN FALL BELOW WARNING
LEVELS SUNDAY. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES WELL
IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET JUST BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE
WAVES TO WASH ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED
TO REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM THE WATER. WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH UP
ONTO PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS FROM WATER
SAFETY OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
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