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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR EXPOSED SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ALONG EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-

BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ELEVATED SURF ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR AT EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO
A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

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.