HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 315 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY.
A LARGE LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE
COASTAL WATERS OFF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES WEDNESDAY. THE
PERIOD WILL BE AROUND 20 SECONDS WHEN THE SWELL MOVES IN ON
WEDNESDAY. THE SURF WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH WAVES UP
TO AROUND 10 FEET. THE PERIOD WILL DECREASE MAINLY ON FRIDAY WITH
THE SURF DECREASING FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO AROUND 5 TO 6 FEET.
HIGH TIDES WILL BE 6 FEET OR LESS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR. THE LARGE SURF WILL CAUSE
LOCAL BEACH EROSION.
IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO FISH OR OBSERVE WAVES FROM EXPOSED
COASTAL STRUCTURES OR ROCKS DURING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. VERY
LARGE WAVES CAN SUDDENLY SWEEP ACROSS PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS.
SWIMMING OR SURFING IN THESE WAVES MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE
DUE TO POWERFUL WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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