HIGH SURF WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 327 PM HST SAT DEC 05 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY...
SURF WILL BE 15 TO 25 FEET WITH SETS UP TO 35 FEET ON OUTER REEFS
ACROSS NORTH FACING SHORES TONIGHT. SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES
WILL BE 15 TO 20 FT TONIGHT. SURF HEIGHTS WILL FALL NEAR OR BELOW
WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY...BEFORE A SECOND...LARGER SWELL ARRIVES
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH SURF...IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH TIDES IN
EXCESS OF 2 FEET LATE TONIGHT...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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