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Event: Beach Hazards Statement
Alert:

...OUTLOOK FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG SOUTH
FACING BEACHES OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO
THE COASTAL WATERS ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING RISING SURF AND AN
INCREASING RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES TO AREA
BEACHES FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LARGEST SURF IS EXPECTED
ALONG SOUTHERLY FACING BEACHES LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AND
ELEVATED SURF MAY PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. RIP CURRENTS WILL
LIKELY BE MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER THAN USUAL...AND THERE WILL
BE STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AS WELL. SNEAKER WAVES ARE MOST
LIKELY EARLY IN THE EVENT AS THE LONGER PERIOD SWELLS ARRIVE.
BEACH GOERS MAY SEE LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY BROKEN BY MUCH LARGER
WAVES THAT APPEAR SUDDENLY. AVOID WALKING ON ROCKS OR JETTIES
NEAR THE WATERS EDGE AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN.

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD ( 3 TO 6 FEET SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST, 5 TO 8 FEET ON SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST), BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. FREQUENT STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG LONG-SHORE
CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
THE ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAY PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF WILL BRING STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND
LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES...ALONG WITH A RISK OF
SNEAKER WAVES. LONG PERIOD SWELL ALSO CAUSES MORE POWERFUL
SURF AND A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION DURING TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE.
Instructions: 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.