HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 319 PM HST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF OF 30 TO 40 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES...
WITH SOME SETS OF 50 FEET ON THE OUTER REEFS TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE TO 30 FEET. THE
HIGH SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO FOOT HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING...
WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WAVES WASHING ONTO ROADS AND PROPERTY
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
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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