WHUS46 KSEW 242358 CFWSEW COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 358 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 WAZ516-517-250800- /O.CON.KSEW.SU.Y.0013.081225T1200Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 358 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS OF 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO REACH COASTAL BEACHES THURSDAY. THESE SWELL WILL BE GENERATED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS BEHIND A SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO FISH OR OBSERVE WAVES FROM ROCKS DURING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. UNWARY BEACH WALKERS CAN BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS WAVES SUDDENLY RACE FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL. && $$