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High Surf Advisory 9, NWS Eureka, CA

December 24, 2007

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Dec 24, 2007, 9:14 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2007, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2007, 9:14 AM PST (17:14 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2007, 2:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 24, 2007, 10:00 PM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WHUS46 KEKA 241714
CFWEKA

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
914 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE REDWOOD COAST FROM 2 PM 
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING...

CAZ001-250600-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0009.071224T2200Z-071225T0600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
914 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL HEADING TOWARD THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND HAZARDOUS SURF ALONG THE REDWOOD COAST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING.

BREAKERS OF 10 TO 15 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FEET
BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING.

THE POWERFUL SURF WILL MAKE JETTIES AND EVEN BEACH STROLLING DANGEROUS
LATER TODAY. WATER COULD SPORADICALLY RUN HIGH ONTO THE BEACHES.
WAVES MAY OVER WASH JETTIES...EVEN HURLING LARGE DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS
ONTO THE BEACHES.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

$$

MC
1 follow-up statement
000 
WHUS46 KEKA 250614
CFWEKA

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1014 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


CAZ001-250715-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071225T0600Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
1014 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL PEAKED THIS EVENING WITH BREAKER HEIGHTS
NEAR 22 FEET. THE BREAKER HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
OVERNIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN NEAR 16-18 FEET BY DAYBREAK. WATER
COULD STILL SPORADICALLY RUN HIGH ONTO THE BEACHES AND THOSE
WALKING ON THE BEACH OR ON THE JETTIES SHOULD REMAIN CAUTIOUS.

$$

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Sources

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