HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 423 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.
LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THIS
THANKSGIVING DAY...TONIGHT...AND ON FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE
AFTERNOON. BREAKING WAVES OF 20 TO 25 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
AND NEAR THE COAST.
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.
THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL INCREASE WAVE RUN UP DISTANCES ALONG
THE COASTLINE...ESPECIALLY AT AND AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ON
AREA BEACHES AND JETTIES. WAVES WILL BREAK ON AND NEAR AREA
JETTIES AND EXPOSED POINTS. WAVES OF THIS MAGNITUDE MOVE VERY
QUICKLY AND CAN EASILY SWEEP DEBRIS...SUCH AS LOGS AND ROCKS...AS
WELL AS PEOPLE...INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATERS. STRONG CURRENTS WILL
ALSO BE GENERATED BY THESE WAVES...WHICH WILL MAKE SAFELY
SWIMMING OUT OF THE SURF EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
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