HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 741 PM PST SUN DEC 27 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 WAS INCREASING INTO THE COASTAL
WATERS TONIGHT. THE SURF SLOWLY INCREASED THROUGH TODAY AND WILL
INCREASE MORE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE PERIOD WILL BE AROUND
18 SECONDS TONIGHT...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 16 SECONDS MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 8 FEET WITH SETS TO 9
FEET IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND 4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 8 FEET IN
ORANGE COUNTY. VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LARGE
SURF. THE SURF WILL DECREASE MONDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING VERY STRONG 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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