HIGH SURF LIKELY SUNDAY AND MONDAY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES
OF ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY…
.A LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WILL BEGIN TO
ARRIVE SATURDAY EVENING…BUILD THROUGH SUNDAY…THEN PEAK SUNDAY
NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SURF HEIGHTS MOSTLY
BETWEEN 7 AND EIGHT FEET ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES WITH HIGHER SETS
TO 10 FEET AT TIMES. THE SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY TO
LESS THAN 7 FEET AND END ON WEDNESDAY. THE LONG PERIOD WILL
ENHANCE REFRACTION AROUND POINTS AND JETTIES AND PRODUCE MUCH
HIGHER SURF HEIGHTS AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE STEEP ANGLE OF
INCIDENCE FOR MOST BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTHWARD MOVING LITTORAL CURRENT.
CAZ042-043-031200-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0013.100704T0900Z-100706T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
654 PM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 3 PM
PDT TUESDAY…
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 3 PM
PDT TUESDAY.
A LARGE SOUTH SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
BY SUNDAY MORNING…THESE SWELLS WILL TRANSLATE INTO SURF OF 7 TO
10 FEET ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND
SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.
PEOPLE PLANNING TO HEAD TO THE BEACHES DURING THIS FOURTH OF JULY
WEEKEND SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS LARGE SWELL WILL LIKELY ARRIVE
RATHER SUDDENLY ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE INFREQUENT LARGER SETS OF
10 FEET OR HIGHER WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR
FEET ACROSS THE SURF ZONE…ROCKS…AS WELL AS JETTIES AND BREAK
WALLS.
BEACHES EXPECTED TO BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE SURF INCLUDE THOSE
FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH TO OCEANSIDE…AND BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN TIP
OF POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH.
THERE WILL BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS WELL WITH THIS EVENT…AND
A STRONG NORTHWARD MOVING CURRENT ALONG THE SHORE.
SMALL CRAFT ENTERING AND EXITING HARBORS AND BAYS ARE ADVISED TO
AVOID THE LARGER SET WAVES.
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.
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