High Surf Advisory
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A LARGE LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WAS POISED TO IMPACT THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE RESULTING BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 FEET...HIGH ENOUGH TO REACH HIGH SURF CRITERIA FOR THE BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES ONLY. THE WAVES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITERIA ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE ASSOCIATED PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL START OUT AT 20 SECONDS FRIDAY NIGHT DECREASING TO 15 SECONDS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ040-041-160430- /O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0001.090117T1000Z-090119T2200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 230 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PST MONDAY. A 5 TO 7 FOOT WESTERLY SWELL WITH A 19 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD WILL TRANSLATE TO 5 TO 7 FOOT BREAKERS ON WEST FACING BEACHES BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1253 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009 ...HIGH SURF FORECAST FOR THIS WEEKEND... .OUTLIERS OF A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON FRIDAY...BUT ONLY PRODUCE INFREQUENT SETS TO 5 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SWELL IS FORECAST TO BUILD RAPIDLY IN HEIGHT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SUNDAY TO AROUND 7 FEET. THIS WEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON MONDAY...HOWEVER HIGH SURF MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT EXPOSED NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES MOST OF NEXT WEEK DUE TO REINFORCING NORTHWEST SWELLS. CAZ042-043-161000- /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0001.090117T1000Z-090119T2200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1253 PM PST THU JAN 15 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PST MONDAY. A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SURF HEIGHTS IS FORECAST FOR THIS WEEKEND. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES WITH SETS 10 FEET OR HIGHER. THE LARGER SETS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BREAKING WAVES ACROSS THE ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND HARBORS...AND WASH OVER NORMALLY DRY JETTIES AND AGAINST THE BOTTOMS OF PIERS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ BALFOUR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 500 AM CHST FRI JAN 16 2009 .OVERVIEW...LARGE SWELLS HAVE SHIFTED FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE NORTH ACROSS PALAU AND YAP OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG WEST FACING REEFS. HOWEVER...SURF HEIGHTS ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS WILL REMAIN AT HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PMZ161-171-160700- KOROR PALAU-YAP- 500 AM CHST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH FACING REEFS... LATEST COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG NORTH SHORES THROUGH SATURDAY. THEN SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH FACING REEFS...AS RIP CURRENTS CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. $$ CHAN
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 418 AM HST THU JAN 15 2009 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU MOLOKAI MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF LANAI AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND... .OVERVIEW...A LARGE STORM SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SEVERAL DAYS AGO HAS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL. SURF HAS PEAKED OVERNIGHT BUT THE LOW WAS REINFORCED BY A SECOND LOW. CONSEQUENTLY HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. HIZ014-025-160230- /O.CON.PHFO.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090116T1600Z/ LANAI MAKAI-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- 418 AM HST THU JAN 15 2009 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST FRIDAY... SURF ALONG WEST FACING SHORES OF LANAI WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY LOWERING TO 6 TO 10 FEET FRIDAY. SURF ALONG NORTH FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING LOWERING TO 6 TO 10 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. $$ HOAG