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High Surf Advisory 2, NWS Eureka, CA

September 29, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this high surf advisory at Sep 29, 2013, 10:38 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 29, 2013, 7:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 29, 2013, 10:38 AM PDT (17:38 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 29, 2013, 7:00 PM PDT
Expired: Sep 30, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

377 
WHUS46 KEKA 291738
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1038 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.LARGE SWELL...PRODUCED BY A POTENT STORM SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC...WILL PEAK TONIGHT RESULTING IN HIGH SURF THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

CAZ001-301130-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.130930T0200Z-130930T1800Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
1038 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* SURF: BREAKING WAVES UP TO 22 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST
  FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING: SURF WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST WAVES ARE
  EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS ON
  MONDAY. WAVE RUN-UP WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH
  TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES OCCASIONALLY TOPPING
  AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN
  BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF
  ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE
  INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS TRAVERSING
  THE BAR ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ESPECIALLY DURING
  MAX EBB WHICH IS PREDICTED TO OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT OR STAY IN
  PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES.


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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

3 follow-up statements

815 
WHUS46 KEKA 300232
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
732 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.LARGE SWELL PRODUCED BY A POTENT STORM SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL PEAK TONIGHT RESULTING IN HIGH SURF THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

CAZ001-301045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
732 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY...

* SURF: BREAKING WAVES AROUND 22 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST
  FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING: SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST
  WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING HOURS
  ON MONDAY. WAVE RUN-UP WILL BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS DURING HIGH
  TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING
  OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC
  AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE
  LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID
  AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE
  URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ESPECIALLY DURING MAX EBB
  WHICH IS PREDICTED TO OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT. OR STAY IN PORT
  UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

059 
WHUS46 KEKA 301127
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
427 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013

...HIGH SURF THROUGH THIS MORNING...

CAZ001-301800-
/O.CON.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
427 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

* SURF: BREAKING WAVES AROUND 22 FEET ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING: THROUGH AT LEAST 11 AM. WAVE RUN-UP WILL BE ESPECIALLY
  DANGEROUS DURING HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING
  OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC
  AND UNPREDICTABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE
  LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID
  AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. MARINERS TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE
  URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE
  THREAT SUBSIDES.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

822 
WHUS46 KEKA 301756
CFWEKA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1056 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013


CAZ001-301900-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1800Z/
REDWOOD COAST-
1056 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

EVEN THOUGH LARGE SWELL WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...SURF WILL
CONTINUE TO POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO BEACHGOERS AND BOATERS
TODAY. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE OCEAN.

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EUREKA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 29, 3:37 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	EKA		22 hr
Sep 29, 2:59 PM PDT	Hazardous Seas Warning	EKA		20 hr

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Sources

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