HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED FOR SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY
BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY…
.STRONG WINDS FROM A PACIFIC STORM GENERATED AN INCREASING WEST
TO NORTHWEST SWELL. THIS SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
AND PRODUCE HIGH SURF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SURF
SHOULD SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1253 PM PDT WED OCT 14 2009
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THURSDAY.
THE SURF WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT TO 5 TO 7 FEET
WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 9 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. THE
SURF HEIGHT WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET WITH SETS TO 7 FEET ON THE
REMAINING BEACHES. THE HIGH SURF SHOULD SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY.
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. IF YOU PLAN ON SWIMMING…ALWAYS STAY NEAR STAFFED
LIFEGUARD STATIONS…BUT THE SAFEST PLAN IS TO STAY OUT OF THE
WATER COMPLETELY. ALSO…STAY OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AS LARGE
WAVES CAN FATALLY FORCE PEOPLE INTO THE WATER WITHOUT WARNING.
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