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NWS Issues High Surf Advisory and Beach Hazards Statement Through Sunday Morning
NWS Issues High Surf Advisory and Beach Hazards Statement Through Sunday Morning
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY...CONTINUE TO BUILD ON FRIDAY... THEN PEAK AT 10 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE LARGE SURF MAY CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * LOCATIONS...SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET FRIDAY...THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO ELEVATED SURF. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * LOCATIONS...SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES 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.
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.
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