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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016


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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* SURF...SURF 8 AND 12 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET
  TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST AND 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT LARGE AND BATTERING SURF COULD
DAMAGE COASTAL STRUCTURES AND WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES
VERY DANGEROUS.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.