NWS ISSUES COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE - http://inws.wrh.noaa.gov/weather/alertinfo/17588810
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* HAZARDS AND TIMING...A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A HIGH RISK OF VERY STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES AND ELEVATED SURF TO MANY SOUTH FACING BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* SURF...SURF WILL RANGE GENERALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET WITH LOCAL MAX SETS TO 8 FEET ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING BEACHES ESPECIALLY FROM POINT MUGU TO MALIBU AND NEAR SEAL BEACH.
* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. THE ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.
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