50N 20 Dec. Apparently the wind, rain, and weather to the present time has been more precursors of what was to come, because today we really got hit. Winds up to 65 mph. Airplane turned to turn / so the plane was being blown around all over the ground - they were put in the hangars. Jim Priest got a truck & we drove about looking at the scene. The channel was completely blocked by surf, & the old LST wreck was being engulfed by waves at least 20' high. Surf was flying well over 100'. The cement dyke out the lagoon was peak 6-7 feet, & all transportation to Eastern Is. was stopped. The water was high on the island, & flowing over the sea wall at the end of the runway. 44 Freight pt. vehicles had extended way over the beach & almost reached the runway. Large #'s of Bonin, mostly Black-foot, were endangered. I saw one Black-foot trying to incubate in 6" of water. Waves washed out ducking nests, & eggs were to be seen all along the beach washed at the fullest advance of the waves. Many nests not reached by the waves were destroyed as the heavy wind buried some nests (or about the birds) or uncovered others.