Strong waves in Central America destroy buildings, prompt evactuations...

Strong waves in Central America destroy buildings, prompt evacuations, The Associated Press reports. CNN working to confirm.


no link to story yet, on CNN's main page.

What's going on? :(

thanks

If it is as they say we will see a lot of weather related problems.
But keep us that do not have TV posted.

then gone in seconds...

from CNN:

Civil defense officials say a South Pacific storm has sent waves crashing into the coast of Central America, destroying 20 homes and a small hotel, The Associated Press reports. CNN working to confirm.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/

VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST-CATALINA ISLAND-
853 AM PDT TUE JUN 20 2006

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY..

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING BEACHES TO
5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SETS 8 TO 10 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG RIP
CURRENT WILL ALSO EXIST ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING SHORES. THE
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE ABOVE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

ALL PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER
RELATED ACTIVITIES AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE OCEAN.
WHEN IN DOUBT...JUST STAY OUT. WHEN VISITING THE SHORELINE NEVER
TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

but I sure enjoy watching such stuff on TV docmentaries like Code Black. That's about the surfing championships which were scrubbed January 1998 when waves approaching 100 feet reached Hawaii. Those were also from a storm the other side of the Pacific.

I was never all that good at it, but then again I live far from the ocean and could only do it a few times a year. The people who surf those monster waves are, in my opinion, certifiably insane.

yes but what a way to go ! If you've never seen Code Black look out for it on Discovery, National Geographic, whatever. Some of them snuck past the coastguards and rode those waves filmed by an Imax film crew in 'copters who were there for the championships. The Imax movie is called Extreme.

Read some here : http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/free_forbes/2004/0510/198.html

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