COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 1111 AM PST WED DEC 23 2009
ABOVE NORMAL SURF EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
A MODERATE WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
GENERATE ABOVE NORMAL SURF AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
ON WEST FACING BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SURF IS EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE 5 TO 7 FEET AT SHORT INTERVALS...WITH LOCAL SETS OF
9 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. THIS SURF MAY ALSO COMBINE
WITH HIGH TIDES AROUND NOON TODAY TO CREATE LOCAL BEACH EROSION.
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SWEET
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 155 PM PST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING.
* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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