HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 722 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST
SATURDAY...
A BRISK NORTHWEST WIND FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT WILL
KEEP SEAS ELEVATED OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THESE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CREATE ROUGH SURF
WITH LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG UNDERTOWS
ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF AND SHOULD HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS.
WITH WINDS SHIFTING INTO THE NORTHWEST THE THREAT FOR COASTAL
FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED...BUT LOCAL TIDES MAY CONTINUE TO RUN
SOME 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE
BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW.
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