HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 146 AM PST SUN DEC 27 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 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 OR MORE 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 SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...
THEN SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH 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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JAD
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