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NWS...High Surf, Beach Hazards Statement and Special Weather Statement
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NWS...High Surf, Beach Hazards Statement and Special Weather Statement 
HIGH SURF
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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
618 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
CAZ034-035-102230-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0017.160311T0500Z-160316T0700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
618 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
...HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...ABOVE AVERAGE SURF TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA
SOUTH COAST FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
.A RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH
SURF TO WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING
FOR THE CENTRAL COAST...AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER LONG PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING EVEN LARGER SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST
SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
LOWERING TO BELOW HIGH SURF CRITERIA. VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BEACHES WILL NOT BE AS AFFECTED DUE TO THE MORE UNFAVORABLE
NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED SURF
EARLY NEXT WEEK HOWEVER.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING
AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE LOCAL SETS TO 14 FEET.
BY SUNDAY NIGHT A LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL TRANSLATE TO HIGH
SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET WITH SETS TO 20 FEET PEAKING SUNDAY LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SOME
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* PROJECTED HIGH WATER LEVELS AT PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR...5.4-6.0
FEET AT 11:55 PM FRIDAY EVENING. 4.2-4.8 FEET AT 12:39 PM
SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP
CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES
CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY BEACH PARKING LOTS AND HARBOR
WALKWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
WHUS46 KLOX 101418
CFWLOX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
618 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
CAZ034-035-102230-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0017.160311T0500Z-160316T0700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
618 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
...HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...ABOVE AVERAGE SURF TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA
SOUTH COAST FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
.A RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH
SURF TO WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING
FOR THE CENTRAL COAST...AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER LONG PERIOD
NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING EVEN LARGER SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST
SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
LOWERING TO BELOW HIGH SURF CRITERIA. VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BEACHES WILL NOT BE AS AFFECTED DUE TO THE MORE UNFAVORABLE
NORTHWEST DIRECTION. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED SURF
EARLY NEXT WEEK HOWEVER.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 9 TO 12 FEET WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING
AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE LOCAL SETS TO 14 FEET.
BY SUNDAY NIGHT A LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL TRANSLATE TO HIGH
SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET WITH SETS TO 20 FEET PEAKING SUNDAY LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SOME
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* PROJECTED HIGH WATER LEVELS AT PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR...5.4-6.0
FEET AT 11:55 PM FRIDAY EVENING. 4.2-4.8 FEET AT 12:39 PM
SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP
CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES
CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING OF NORMALLY DRY BEACH PARKING LOTS AND HARBOR
WALKWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
CAZ039-102230-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0012.160312T0000Z-160314T0700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
618 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL AFFECT WEST FACING
BEACHES.
* IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
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.
&&
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
618 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL AFFECT WEST FACING
BEACHES.
* IMPACTS...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
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.
&&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
552 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-110400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
552 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
...A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT...
A POTENT BUT RATHER FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING A 3 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE CENTRAL COAST BY MID MORNING
FRIDAY...THEN REACH THE LOS ANGELES BASIN DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ON THE CENTRAL COAST IN
THE AFTERNOON...BUT NOT UNTIL MID EVENING ACROSS LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. SHOWERS WILL END IN MOST AREAS BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
A PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN TRANSLATE INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE REGION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY CAUSE BRIEF INTENSE
DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THERE MAY
BE SOME ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH...ESPECIALLY IN THUNDERSTORMS...
TO POSE SOME THREAT OF MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND BELOW RECENT
BURN AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE HALF
INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF (0.50 TO 1.50 INCHES) ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ON AND BELOW SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES...MAINLY FROM WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY NORTHWARD. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND THE FAR INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...EXPECT A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH
(0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES) OF RAIN.
SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OUT FAIRLY HIGH...BUT WILL LIKELY LOWER
TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET FRIDAY EVENING...THEN POSSIBLY DOWN
TO 4500 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAN SNOW
LEVELS COULD LOWER ENOUGH TO BRING SOME SNOW TO PORTIONS OF
INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE FRIDAY NIGHT. ON AVERAGE...EXPECT
4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
OR WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA
RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY THOSE NEAR
RECENT BURN AREAS...OR THOSE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS...ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
WWUS86 KLOX 101352
SPSLOX
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
552 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-110400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
552 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016
...A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT...
A POTENT BUT RATHER FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING A 3 TO 5 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE CENTRAL COAST BY MID MORNING
FRIDAY...THEN REACH THE LOS ANGELES BASIN DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS. RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ON THE CENTRAL COAST IN
THE AFTERNOON...BUT NOT UNTIL MID EVENING ACROSS LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. SHOWERS WILL END IN MOST AREAS BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
A PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN TRANSLATE INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE REGION...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY CAUSE BRIEF INTENSE
DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...THERE MAY
BE SOME ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
RAINFALL RATES MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH...ESPECIALLY IN THUNDERSTORMS...
TO POSE SOME THREAT OF MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND BELOW RECENT
BURN AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE ONE HALF
INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF (0.50 TO 1.50 INCHES) ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ON AND BELOW SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES...MAINLY FROM WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY NORTHWARD. ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND THE FAR INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...EXPECT A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH
(0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES) OF RAIN.
SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OUT FAIRLY HIGH...BUT WILL LIKELY LOWER
TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET FRIDAY EVENING...THEN POSSIBLY DOWN
TO 4500 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAN SNOW
LEVELS COULD LOWER ENOUGH TO BRING SOME SNOW TO PORTIONS OF
INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE FRIDAY NIGHT. ON AVERAGE...EXPECT
4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
OR WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA
RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY THOSE NEAR
RECENT BURN AREAS...OR THOSE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS...ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
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