HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS STRONG
ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE. BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE WILL REACH 6 TO 8
FEET...SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS SHIFT OFFSHORE.
RIP CURRENTS WILL BE STRONG AND FREQUENT. SOME BEACH EROSION IS
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING...7 TO 10 PM.
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE CAROLINA COASTLINE
TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL DEEPEN AND WILL BECOME A MAJOR COASTAL STORM
AS IT MOVES UP THE EAST COAST...PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND AND SEA
CONDITIONS. THE LOW WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION. NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF THIS EVENING.
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