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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Los Angeles, CA

October 24, 2014

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 24, 2014, 2:27 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 26, 2014, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 40 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2014, 2:27 PM PDT (21:27 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2014, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2014, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
40 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

012 
WHUS46 KLOX 242127
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
227 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES SUNDAY...

.A BUILDING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING RISING SURF TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE HIGHER SURF WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS. THE SURF
AND RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ040-041-250530-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0021.141026T1200Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
227 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH MAXIMUM
  SETS TO 7 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES...ALONG WITH AN
  INCREASING RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND
  HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND AN
  INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$


SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
10 follow-up statements
688 
WHUS46 KLOX 250352
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
852 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES SUNDAY...

.A BUILDING NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING RISING SURF TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THE HIGHER SURF WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS. THE SURF
AND RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ040-041-251400-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.141026T1200Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
852 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH 
  MAXIMUM SETS TO 7 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES...ALONG 
  WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE 
  CURRENTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$

CS/CK

SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
185 
WHUS46 KLOX 250944
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
244 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THIS EVENING 
   THROUGH SUNDAY...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
   VENTURA BEACHES SUNDAY...

.A BUILDING WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT...AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WESTERLY SWELL
WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY...AND ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS TO THE WEST FACING
BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES ON SUNDAY. ALONG
WITH THE HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE. 

CAZ034-035-252000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.141026T0600Z-141027T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
244 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* SURF...SURF 8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK ON SUNDAY THEN
  DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH RISK
  OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER WAVES
  THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES NEAR
  THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD.

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-252000-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.141026T1200Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
244 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH 
  MAXIMUM SETS TO 7 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES...ALONG 
  WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE 
  CURRENTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$

RAT

SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
019 
WHUS46 KLOX 251939
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1239 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THIS EVENING   
THROUGH SUNDAY...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND   
VENTURA BEACHES SUNDAY...

.A BUILDING WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WESTERLY SWELL
WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...AND ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS TO THE WEST FACING BEACHES
OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES ON SUNDAY. ALONG WITH THE
HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS POTENTIAL WILL
INCREASE.

CAZ034-035-260500-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.141026T0600Z-141027T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1239 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* SURF...SURF 8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET...LARGEST ON
  WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK ON SUNDAY THEN 
  DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH 
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER 
  WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES 
  NEAR THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. 

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-260500-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.141026T1200Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
1239 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 8 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES...ALONG WITH AN
  INCREASING RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$

SMITH/RAT

SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
806 
WHUS46 KLOX 260456
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
956 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH SUNDAY...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES SUNDAY...

.A BUILDING WESTERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT...AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WESTERLY SWELL
WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...AND ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS TO THE WEST FACING BEACHES
OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES ON SUNDAY. ALONG WITH THE
HIGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS POTENTIAL WILL
INCREASE.

CAZ034-035-261300-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.141026T0600Z-141027T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
956 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* SURF...SURF 8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET...LARGEST ON
  WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...THEN SURF WILL SUBSIDE.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH 
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER 
  WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES 
  NEAR THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. 

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-261300-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.141026T1200Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
956 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT SUNDAY
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 8 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A
  HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG SHORE CURRENTS.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$


SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
523 
WHUS46 KLOX 261244
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
544 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL PERSIST
INTO TONIGHT. THIS WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS
TO THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ELEVATED SURF
CONDITIONS ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES INTO TONIGHT. ALONG WITH THE HIGH SURF...THERE WILL BE
A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ034-035-262045-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141027T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
544 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET...LARGEST ON WEST
  AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN SURF WILL SUBSIDE.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH 
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER 
  WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES 
  NEAR THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. 

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-262045-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
544 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 8 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A HIGH
  RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$


SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
886 
WHUS46 KLOX 262016
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
116 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL PERSIST
INTO TONIGHT. THIS WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS
TO THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ELEVATED SURF
CONDITIONS ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES INTO TONIGHT. ALONG WITH THE HIGH SURF...THERE WILL BE A
HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ034-035-270400-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141027T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
116 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET...LARGEST ON WEST 
  AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE
  THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH 
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER 
  WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES 
  NEAR THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. 

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-270430-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
116 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF HEIGHTS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO
  8 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND
  HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND AN
  INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF ZONE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$

RAT

SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
737 
WHUS46 KLOX 270248
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
748 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TONIGHT...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING ON MONDAY. THIS WESTERLY
SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH
ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ALONG WITH THE HIGH
SURF...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ034-035-271200-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141027T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
748 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* SURF...8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET...LARGEST ON WEST 
  AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE
  THIS OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH 
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER 
  WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES 
  NEAR THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. 

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-271200-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141027T1200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
748 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF HEIGHTS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS 
  TO 7 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$


SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
314 
WHUS46 KLOX 271140
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
440 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH THIS MORNING...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES THIS MORNING...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BEGIN TO 
SUBSIDE THIS MORNING. THIS WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH LATE
MORNING...WITH ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. ALONG WITH THE HIGH
SURF...THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ034-035-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141027T1800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
440 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

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

* SURF...8 TO 10 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 12 FEET...LARGEST ON WEST 
  AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIMING...SURF WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURF CONDITIONS AND A HIGH 
  RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SNEAKER WAVES...WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER 
  WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY INUNDATE JETTIES...ROCKS...AND BEACHES 
  NEAR THE WATERS EDGE...CAN PRESENT A LIFE-THREATENING HAZARD. 

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.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE
UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-271800-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141027T1800Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
440 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8
  FEET WILL CONTINUE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH LATE
  THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$


SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
683 
WHUS46 KLOX 271742
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1042 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COAST WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.THE LATEST BUOY DATA INDICATED THE LARGE WESTERLY SWELL CONTINUED
TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING...ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED SURF ALONG
THE BEACHES OF THE CENTRAL COAST. THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

ALONG THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES...ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALONG WITH THE ELEVATED SURF...THE
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE. 

CAZ034-035-271845-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141027T1800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1042 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

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

SURF CONDIITONS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ040-041-280400-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141028T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
1042 AM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8
  FEET WILL CONTINUE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS SWIMMING 
  AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR INEXPERIENCED SURFERS...AND 
  AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IN THE SURF 
  ZONE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND
SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE
USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD
TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM
PARALLEL TO THE SHORE.

&&

$$

RAT

SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
615 
WHUS46 KLOX 280359
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
859 PM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

CAZ040-041-280500-
/O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-141028T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
859 PM PDT MON OCT 27 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

SURF WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK
REMAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

HALL

SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.