HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 954 AM PST MON DEC 28 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY.
A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD ALONG SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BEACHES TODAY. THE PERIOD WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND
17 SECONDS...BECOMING 15 SECONDS MONDAY. SURF HEIGHTS WILL RANGE
FROM 5 TO 8 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
SLIGHTLY LOWER SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 7 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8
FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR ORANGE COUNTY. EXPECT VERY STRONG RIP
CURRENTS. THE SURF WILL PEAK TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...THEN
SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
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.
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 THE POWERFUL WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
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MAXWELL
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