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Thursday January 22nd, 2015 :: 02:18 p.m. PST

Advisory

UPDATE - High Surf and Strong Rip Currents Extend thru 10pm Saturday, 24 Jan

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HIGH SURF FOR THE CENTRAL COAST STARTING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF OF 10-12 FEET ON WEST FACING BEACHES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH RISK
OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AFFECTED BEACHES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* SURF...10-12 FEET.

* TIMING...4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...POWERFUL BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF ZONE CONDITIONS. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES.

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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