HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 636 AM HST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS
EVENING...
SURF WILL BE 20 TO 25 FEET WITH OCCASIONALLY BIGGER SETS ON OUTER
REEFS THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY LOWERING THROUGH THE DAY. SURF
ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 12 TO 20 FEET AND ALSO LOWERING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL
POUND THE SHORELINE...PRODUCING VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING
CONDITIONS AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
PEOPLE GOING NEAR THE BEACH TO WATCH THE HIGH SURF ARE ADVISED TO
REMAIN FAR 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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