HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 341 AM HST SUN DEC 06 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF ALONG COASTS EXPOSED TO THE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL REACH
HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET TODAY. 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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