HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1120 AM PST THU DEC 17 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE BOTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY AND EXTENDED UNTIL 2
AM SATURDAY MORNING...
.A NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED SEVERAL DAYS AGO OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA...WILL BE AFFECTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH SURF. A RAPID INCREASE IN
SURF HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTY WEST FACING BEACHES AS THESE SWELLS REACH THE COAST. IN
VENTURA COUNTY...ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES THIS MORNING SURF HEIGHTS
SUDDENLY ROSE TO 12 FEET WHEN THE SWELLS ARRIVED. SIMILAR HEIGHTS ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF SOUTH SAN DIEGO
COUNTY...WITH BREAKERS NEAR 9 FEET ALONG NORTH ORANGE COUNTY
BEACHES.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1120 AM PST THU DEC 17 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY.
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE COUNTY...THE SURF WILL
BUILD RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON... WITH FREQUENT BREAKERS BETWEEN 7
AND 9 FEET...AND INFREQUENT BREAKERS OVER 10 FEET.
STRONG EBBING TIDAL CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH THE HIGH SURF TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG RIP
CURRENTS.
BREAKING WAVES MAY BE PRESENT ACROSS THE MOUTHS OF HARBORS AND MARINAS...
MAKING ENTERING AND EXITING PORT HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT.
THE HEIGHT OF THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE OVER
SIX FEET. THIS WILL CAUSE THE HIGHER SURF TO BREAK CLOSER
IN...SLAMMING OF WAVES AGAINST CLIFFS AND MINOR BEACH
EROSION...AND WATER WASHING OVER NORMALLY DRY JETTIES AND ROCKS.
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BALFOUR
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