HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 818 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY.
A LONG PERIOD WEST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE AT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BEACHES SUNDAY. THE PERIOD WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 19
SECONDS SUNDAY...BECOMING 16 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 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS
TO 8 FEET WILL OCCUR IN ORANGE COUNTY. VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL ALSO BE PREVALENT. THE SURF WILL PEAK SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY BEFORE LOWERING MONDAY NIGHT.
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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WHITLOW
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