NWS Issues High Surf Advisory and Strong RipTides for Northwest Facing Beaches thru Wednesday 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
307 AM PDT MON OCT 20 2014
...HIGH SURF FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...
.A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS TODAY. BEACHES ON THE CENTRAL COAST WILL HAVE SURF OF 8 TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST
TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. IN ADDITION... THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
307 AM PDT MON OCT 20 2014
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 8 TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 14
FEET WILL AFFECT WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE SURF WILL BE LARGEST ON TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES... ROCKS... AND BEACHES NEAR THE WATERS` EDGE... CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
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