HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 341 AM HST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES WILL REACH HEIGHTS OF 30 TO 40
FEET AT THE COAST...AND 50 FEET ON THE OUTER REEFS TODAY. SURF
ALONG WEST-FACING SHORES WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 FEET. THE HIGH
SURF...COMBINED WITH A TWO-FOOT HIGH TIDE THIS 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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