HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 235 AM PST THU DEC 17 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT
PIEDRAS BLANCAS UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS SWELL HEIGHTS HAVE INCREASED ALONG THE COAST
AND ARE NOW IN THE 10 TO 13 FEET RANGE. SWELL HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE RISING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND PEAK AT 12 TO 15 FEET
WITH A PERIOD OF 13 TO 15 SECONDS. THE ARRIVAL OF THIS SWELL TRAIN WILL
COINCIDE WITH A HIGH TIDE OF 6.1 FEET AT 11:07 AM THIS MORNING AT THE
GOLDEN GATE. COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE HOWEVER
...SOME SWELL SETS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 15 TO 17 FEET DURING THE DAY.
ALSO...THIS SHOULD BE A SHORT LIVED EVENT WITH SWELL HEIGHTS EXPECTED
TO START TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF COULD AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
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WJK
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