COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 926 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009
ABOVE NORMAL SURF EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
A MODERATE WEST SWELL COMBINED WITH GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
GENERATE HIGH SURF AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS OVER THE
EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY MORNING. SURF
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED...AT
VERY SHORT INTERVALS. THIS SURF MAY ALSO COMBINE WITH HIGH TIDES
AROUND NOON ON TUESDAY TO CREATE LOCAL BEACH EROSION.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 917 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY TUESDAY
MORNING...THEN PEAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH WILL BE LIKELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BELOW AND
THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS.
* IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SAN MARCOS AND GAVIOTA
PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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