Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2014

Beach Hazards Statement 23, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 7, 2014Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 7, 2014, 2:24 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Dec 9, 2014, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2014, 2:24 PM PST (22:24 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2014, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 11, 2014, 4:00 AM PST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Los Angeles County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2014-12-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2014-12-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1169 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

149 
WHUS46 KLOX 072224
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
224 PM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

...RISING SURF EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES TUESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL TO
THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING
WEEK. SURF WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ON TUESDAY AS THE INITIAL SWELL
MOVES INTO THE WATERS. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED ON THE CENTRAL COAST
BEGINNING TUESDAY AS SWELL BUILDS TO 12 FEET...WITH ELEVATED SURF
ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. AN EVEN LARGER
WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY...AND THE COMBINED WAVES
ARE EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND TO BEACHES FURTHER SOUTH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. 

BEACH EROSION WILL BE LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES CLOSE TO
SHORE...AND STRONG DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
WILL BE COMMON. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
BREAKING WAVES LATE IN THE WEEK. CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE
VISITING THE BEACH AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID STANDING ON
JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE WATER'S EDGE. REMEMBER TO
NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

CAZ034-035-080630-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
224 PM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR AN OUTLOOK FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF
HIGH SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET ON TUESDAY
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING
  EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING WAVES
  BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET ON FRIDAY WITH MAXIMUM SETS NEAR 25
  FEET. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING
  BEACHES...BUT ALL BEACHES WILL EXPERIENCE LARGE DANGEROUS SURF
  AND STRONG CURRENTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING OUTGOING TIDES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039>041-080630-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
224 PM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO HIGH
SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET.
  LOCALLY HIGHER SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. EVEN
  LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
  WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 6-10 FEET POSSIBLE. THE HIGH SURF WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING
  BEACHES...BUT ALL ASPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE AT LEAST
  ELEVATED SURF. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING OUTGOING TIDES.

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.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
441 
WHUS46 KLOX 080614
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1014 PM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

...RISING SURF EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES TUESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
COMING WEEK. SURF WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ON TUESDAY AS THE INITIAL
SWELL MOVES INTO THE WATERS. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED ON THE CENTRAL
COAST BEGINNING TUESDAY AS SWELL BUILDS TO 12 FEET...WITH
ELEVATED SURF ALONG THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. AN
EVEN LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY...AND THE
COMBINED WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE SURF TO THE
CENTRAL COAST THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND TO BEACHES FARTHER
SOUTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

BEACH EROSION WILL BE LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES CLOSE
TO SHORE...AND STRONG DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE
CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY
EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES LATE IN THE WEEK. CAUTION IS
ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO
AVOID STANDING ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE 
WATER. REMEMBER TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE
SURF EVENTS.

CAZ034-035-081415-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1014 PM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

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

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET ON 
  TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL 
  BRING EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING 
  WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET ON FRIDAY WITH MAXIMUM SETS 
  NEAR 25 FEET. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE 
  SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST AND NORTHWEST
  FACING BEACHES...BUT ALL BEACHES WILL EXPERIENCE LARGE DANGEROUS
  SURF AND STRONG CURRENTS.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH 
  EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING OUTGOING 
  TIDES. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039>041-081415-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
1014 PM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

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

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET.
  LOCALLY HIGHER SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. EVEN
  LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
  WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET ARE
  POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED WEST FACING LOCATIONS SUCH AS VENTURA
  HARBOR. THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES...BUT ALL ASPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 
  ELEVATED SURF. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH 
  EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING OUTGOING 
  TIDES. 

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.

&&

$$
986 
WHUS46 KLOX 081326
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
526 AM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...SURF WILL BUILD ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY THEN REMAIN ELEVATED TO HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF WILL
BUILD LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE INITIAL SWELL MOVES INTO THE
WATERS. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE CENTRAL COAST
AS EARLY AS TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SURF LIKELY BUILDING TO 10 TO
15 FEET THERE DURING THE DAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST LATER TODAY. ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN
TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TUESDAY.

HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH ELEVATED SURF ON BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION. MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE
AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
OR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY AFFECT BEACHES
SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES CLOSE TO
SHORE...AS ARE STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE
CURRENTS. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
LARGE BREAKING WAVES LATE IN THE WEEK. CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR
THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING ON JETTIES...PIERS AND
ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK
TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

CAZ087-082130-
/O.EXA.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
CATALINA ISLAND-
526 AM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED TO 
HIGH SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE
  WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND TUESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
  THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SURF
  IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. EVEN LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12
  FEET AND LOCAL SETS OF 15 IN EXPOSED WEST FACING LOCATIONS.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE
  ISLAND...BUT ALL ASPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE AT LEAST
  ELEVATED SURF.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-082130-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
526 AM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET ON TUESDAY
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING
  EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING WAVES
  BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET...WITH MAXIMUM SETS TO 25 FEET. THE
  LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES...BUT ALL BEACHES WILL EXPERIENCE LARGE 
  DANGEROUS SURF AND STRONG CURRENTS. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039>041-082130-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
526 AM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  TUESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF
  4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SURF IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
  EVEN LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO
  FRIDAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. LOCAL SETS OF 15 TO
  18 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED WEST FACING LOCATIONS SUCH AS
  VENTURA HARBOR. THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES...BUT ALL ASPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 
  ELEVATED SURF. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES.

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.

&&

$$
182 
WHUS46 KLOX 082123
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
123 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE WESTERN
COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES LATE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY THEN REMAIN ELEVATED TO HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF WILL
BUILD TONIGHT AS THE INITIAL SWELL MOVES INTO THE WATERS. HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CENTRAL COAST AS EARLY AS
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SURF LIKELY BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET THERE
DURING THE DAY. ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES
SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TUESDAY.

HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH ELEVATED SURF ON BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION. MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE
AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
OR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY AFFECT
BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES CLOSE TO
SHORE...AS ARE STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE
CURRENTS. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE
LARGE BREAKING WAVES LATE IN THE WEEK. CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR
THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING ON JETTIES...PIERS AND
ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER TO NEVER TURN YOUR
BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

CAZ034-035-090530-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.141209T0600Z-141212T2200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
123 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET ON TUESDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING EVEN
LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING WAVES BUILDING TO
15 TO 20 FEET...WITH MAXIMUM SETS TO 25 FEET. THE LARGE SURF WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING 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.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039>041-087-090530-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
123 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
  TUESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS 
  OF 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SURF IS POSSIBLE IN SOME 
  LOCATIONS. EVEN LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET. 
  LOCAL SETS OF 15 TO 18 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED WEST 
  FACING LOCATIONS SUCH AS VENTURA HARBOR. THE HIGH SURF WILL 
  PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES...BUT ALL ASPECTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE AT LEAST 
  ELEVATED SURF. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT BEACH 
  EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES. 

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.

&&

$$

SWEET
240 
WHUS46 KLOX 090351
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
751 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND WEST FACING
   BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON REMAINING SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES TUESDAY
   INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF WILL
BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH
INCREASING SURF FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE AND
DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT WEST FACING
BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH 
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES
AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS
OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS WILL BE
COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT. 

CAZ040-091130-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1200Z-141214T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.141209T1400Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
751 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 3 PM
PST SATURDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET ACROSS
  WEST FACING BEACHES ON TUESDAY...PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY. DURING THIS TIME...LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL BE
  LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. THE SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE LATE
  THURSDAY...THEN PEAK ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHEN SETS OF 8 TO 12
  WILL BE LIKELY. LOCAL SETS OF 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED
  WEST FACING BEACHES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES
  OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
  PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR TIMES
  OF HIGH TIDE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING 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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING ON
JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER TO
NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-091130-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.141209T0600Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
751 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 14 FEET ON TUESDAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET WITH
  LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING
  EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING WAVES
  BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES DURING
  THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES WILL LIKELY
  OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO
  LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO
  THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH
  AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING 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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING ON
JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER TO
NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-041-087-091130-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1400Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
751 PM PST MON DEC 8 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST TUESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  TUESDAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF
  4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SURF IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
  EVEN LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO
  SATURDAY WHEN HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. DURING
  THIS TIME...BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL LIKELY BE COMMON
  ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 13 FEET
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING
  BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-
  LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST
  FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING ON
JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER TO
NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

GOMBERG/HALL
486 
WHUS46 KLOX 091126
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
326 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND WEST
FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON REMAINING SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND BUILD HIGHER ON THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING A BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF WILL
BUILD THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH
INCREASING SURF FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. A MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE
AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT WEST FACING
BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WAVES WILL OVER-TOP JETTIES
AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL WASH INTO LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS
OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS WILL BE
COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.

CAZ034-035-091930-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
326 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL 
  SETS TO 14 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET WITH 
  LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL 
  BRING EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING 
  WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES WILL LIKELY 
  OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL WASH INTO 
  LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY 
  DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST FACING HARBOR 
  ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING 
  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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-091930-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.141209T1400Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
326 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET 
  ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES TODAY...PERSISTING THROUGH 
  EARLY THURSDAY. DURING THIS TIME...LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL 
  BE LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. THE SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE 
  LATE THURSDAY...THEN PEAK ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHEN SETS OF 
  8 TO 12 WILL BE LIKELY. LOCAL SETS OF 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN 
  EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES 
  OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE 
  PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING 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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-041-087-091930-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.141209T1400Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
326 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP 
  TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS 
  OF 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SURF IS POSSIBLE IN SOME 
  LOCATIONS. EVEN LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY WHEN HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY 
  BE POSTED. DURING THIS TIME...BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET 
  WILL LIKELY BE COMMON ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL 
  SETS UP TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY WASH INTO 
  LOW- LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES. 

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

KAPLAN/GOMBERG
466 
WHUS46 KLOX 091925
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1125 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND WEST
FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON REMAINING SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND BUILD HIGHER ON THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING A BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF WILL
BUILD THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST...
WITH INCREASING SURF FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY
INTO WEDNESDAY. A MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY
INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY
LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT
WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WAVES WILL OVER-TOP JETTIES
AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL WASH INTO LOW-LYING BEACH
AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
WILL BE COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.

CAZ034-035-100330-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1125 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL 
  SETS TO 14 FEET TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL 
  SETS TO 18 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING 
  EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING WAVES 
  BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES WILL LIKELY 
  OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL WASH INTO 
  LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY 
  DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST FACING HARBOR 
  ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING 
  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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-100330-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
1125 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET 
  ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES TODAY...PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY 
  THURSDAY. DURING THIS TIME...LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL BE 
  LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. THE SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE 
  LATE THURSDAY...THEN PEAK ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHEN SETS OF 
  8 TO 12 WILL BE LIKELY. LOCAL SETS OF 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN 
  EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES 
  OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE 
  PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING 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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-041-087-100330-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
1125 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY...
  THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SURF HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 6 
  FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER SURF IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. EVEN 
  LARGER SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY 
  WHEN HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. DURING THIS 
  TIME...BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL LIKELY BE COMMON 
  ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 13 FEET 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY WASH INTO 
  LOW- LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES. 

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

SWEET
090 
WHUS46 KLOX 100220
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
620 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND WEST
FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON REMAINING SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...AND BUILD HIGHER ON THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING A BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF IS EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A MUCH LARGER
WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO THE INNER WATERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY LARGE AND
DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT WEST
FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WAVES WILL OVER-TOP JETTIES
AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL POTENTIALLY WASH INTO LOW-
LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-
SHORE CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.

CAZ034-035-101200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
620 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 8 TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 14
  FEET WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET WITH
  LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING
  EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING
  WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES DURING
  THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES WILL LIKELY
  OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL POTENTIALLY
  WASH INTO LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH
  EROSION IS LIKELY DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST
  FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-101200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
620 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS WEST
  FACING BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THIS
  TIME...LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL BE LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR.
  THE SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE LATE THURSDAY...THEN PEAK ON
  FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHEN SETS OF 8 TO 12 WILL BE LIKELY. LOCAL
  SETS OF 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES 
  OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE 
  PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-041-087-101200-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
620 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SETS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN LARGER
  SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY WHEN
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. DURING THIS
  TIME...BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL LIKELY BE COMMON
  ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 13 FEET
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED LOCATIONS.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-
  LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST
  FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

GOMBERG/HALL
667 
WHUS46 KLOX 101209
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
409 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND WEST
FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON REMAINING SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
TODAY...AND BUILD EVEN HIGHER ON THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF STORMS WILL BRING A BUILDING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL
TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A MUCH
LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO THE INNER WATERS LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS NEW SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BRING
VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY IMPACT WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WAVES WILL OVER-TOP JETTIES
AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL POTENTIALLY WASH INTO LOW-
LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-
SHORE CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.

CAZ034-035-102015-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
409 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 
  FEET WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL 
  BRING EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...WITH 
  BREAKING WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 25 
  FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING 
  SHORES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF WILL 
  PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES WILL LIKELY
  OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES WILL POTENTIALLY
  WASH INTO LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS
  LIKELY DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST FACING
  HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING
  WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-102015-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
409 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS WEST 
  FACING BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THIS TIME... 
  LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET WILL BE LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. THE 
  SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE LATE THURSDAY...THEN PEAK ON FRIDAY 
  AND SATURDAY WHEN SETS OF 8 TO 12 WILL BE LIKELY. LOCAL SETS 
  OF 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES DURING 
  THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING 
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES 
  OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE 
  PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-041-087-102015-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
409 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SETS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN LARGER 
  SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY WHEN 
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. DURING THIS TIME...
   BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL LIKELY BE COMMON ACROSS 
  WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE 
  ACROSS EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP 
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY WASH INTO 
  LOW- LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE 
  BREAKING WAVES. 

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

KAPLAN
601 
WHUS46 KLOX 102002
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1202 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND WEST
FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY...

...SURF WILL BUILD ON REMAINING SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
TODAY...AND BUILD EVEN HIGHER ON THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD ALONG THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEK. SURF IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE
ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... SPREADING INTO
THE INNER WATERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS SECOND
SWELL WILL BRING VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST
BEACHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WAVES WILL OVER-TOP JETTIES
AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES AND POTENTIALLY WASH INTO LOW- LYING BEACH
AREAS OR PARKING LOTS ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. STRONG
AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG- SHORE CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON
DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.

CAZ034-035-110415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1202 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 
  FEET WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A SECONDARY SWELL WILL BRING EVEN 
  LARGER SURF THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING 
  WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES 
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES WILL LIKELY
  OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AND POTENTIALLY WASH INTO LOW-
  LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY DUE TO
  THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES
  SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-110415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
1202 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST ACROSS WEST
  FACING BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THIS TIME...
  LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET WILL BE LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. THE
  SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE LATE THURSDAY THEN PEAK ON FRIDAY AND
  SATURDAY WHEN SETS OF 8 TO 12 WILL BE LIKELY. LOCAL SETS OF 15
  FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES DURING THE PEAK
  OF THE EVENT ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AND MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR
  PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
  SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE PROLONGED
  PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH
  TIDE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING
  WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-041-087-110415-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
1202 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SETS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN LARGER
  SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY WHEN
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED. DURING THIS TIME
  BREAKING WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS WEST
  FACING BEACHES... WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 13 FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS
  EXPOSED LOCATIONS.

* LOCATION...THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING 
  BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP
  JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY WASH INTO LOW-
  LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST
  FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

CK/KJ/RAT
391 
WHUS46 KLOX 102325
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGHEST LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...

.WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. SURF IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A
MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO THE WATERS SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS SECOND SWELL WILL
BRING VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...LARGEST ON EXPOSED WEST FACING
BEACHES.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN THE
SURF ZONE SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
CENTRAL COAST WHERE THE LARGEST SURF IS EXPECTED. WAVES WILL
OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES AND POTENTIALLY WASH INTO
LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS...MOSTLY DURING TIMES OF
HIGHER TIDE. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE
CURRENTS WILL BE COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.


CAZ041-087-111230-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY.
THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 9
  FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LARGER SURF IS
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH BREAKING
  WAVES OF 7 TO 10 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 13 FEET ON EXPOSED
  WEST FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES
  MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATE IN THE WEEK. WAVES MAY
  ALSO WASH ACROSS LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. SIGNIFICANT
  BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES MAY
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-111230-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.141211T1200Z-141213T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO
3 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER SETS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN LARGER
  SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH
  BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 10 FEET. THE
  LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON BEACHES WITH WESTERLY ASPECT...SUCH AS
  RINCON POINT AND CAMPUS POINT.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES
  MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. WAVES MAY
  ALSO WASH ACROSS LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. SIGNIFICANT
  BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. 

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.

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-111230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18
  FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A SECONDARY SWELL
  WILL BRING EVEN LARGER SURF THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
  FRIDAY...WITH BREAKING WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL
  SETS TO 25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE
  SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES
  WILL LIKELY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AND MAY WASH INTO
  LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR
  TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN THE SURF ZONE SUCH
  AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION
  IS ALSO LIKELY DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF. WEST
  FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-111230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
325 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET
  WILL PERSIST ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE LATE THURSDAY INTO
  FRIDAY WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED. LOCAL SETS
  UP TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES
  DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. WAVES
  MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AND MAY WASH INTO LOW-LYING
  BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF
  HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
  PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. WEST FACING HARBOR
  ENTRANCES...SUCH AS VENTURA HARBOR...MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE
  BREAKING WAVES ACROSS THE ENTRANCE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

SMITH
995 
WHUS46 KLOX 111200
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
400 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES
THROUGH SATURDAY...HIGHEST LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY...

.WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. SURF IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. A
MUCH LARGER WESTERLY SWELL WILL ARRIVE ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS BY
THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO THE WATERS SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS SECOND SWELL
WILL BRING VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. WIDESPREAD HIGH SURF
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...LARGEST ON EXPOSED WEST FACING
BEACHES.

SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY AS THE SECONDARY SWELL MOVES
CLOSE TO SHORE...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE LONG DURATION OF HIGH
SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN THE
SURF ZONE SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
CENTRAL COAST WHERE THE LARGEST SURF IS EXPECTED. WAVES WILL OVER-
TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES AND POTENTIALLY WASH INTO LOW-
LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS...MOSTLY DURING TIMES OF HIGHER
TIDE. STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS
WILL BE COMMON DURING THIS HIGH SURF EVENT.

CAZ039-112000-
/O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0023.000000T0000Z-141211T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
400 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...


SURF AND TIMING...ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER SETS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN LARGER
SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH
BREAKING WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 10 FEET.
THE LARGEST SURF WILL BE ON BEACHES WITH WESTERLY ASPECT...SUCH
AS RINCON POINT AND CAMPUS POINT...WITH SOME ENERGY ALSO AFFECTING
BEACHES NEAR GAVIOTA.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. 
  WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATER THIS WEEK. 
  WAVES MAY ALSO WASH ACROSS LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING 
  LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. 
  SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

&&

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-112000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
400 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 9 
  FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. LARGER SURF IS 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...WITH 
  BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 12 FEET 
  ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. 
  WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS LATE IN THE WEEK. 
  WAVES MAY ALSO WASH ACROSS LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING 
  LOTS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. 
  SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. WEST FACING HARBOR 
  ENTRANCES MAY EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-112000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
400 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 
  FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TODAY. A SECONDARY SWELL 
  WILL BRING EVEN LARGER SURF THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY... 
  WITH BREAKING WAVES BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 
  25 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. THE LARGE SURF 
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. 
  WAVES WILL LIKELY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AND MAY WASH 
  INTO LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES IN THE SURF ZONE 
  SUCH AS PIERS AND JETTIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH 
  EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY DUE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH 
  SURF. WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES SUCH AS MORRO BAY MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-112000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-141213T2300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
400 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET
  WILL PERSIST ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE SURF WILL FURTHER INCREASE LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY WITH
  BREAKING WAVES OF 8 TO 12 FEET EXPECTED. LOCAL SETS UP TO 15 FEET
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES DURING THE
  PEAK OF THE EVENT.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. 
  WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AND MAY WASH INTO 
  LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS OR PARKING LOTS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY 
  DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE DUE TO THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. 
  WEST FACING HARBOR ENTRANCES...SUCH AS VENTURA HARBOR...MAY 
  EXPERIENCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES ACROSS THE ENTRANCE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE VISITING THE BEACH. AVOID STANDING
ON JETTIES...PIERS AND ROCKS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE WATER. REMEMBER
TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO THE OCEAN DURING LARGE SURF EVENTS.

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

&&

$$

KAPLAN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Dec 7, 9:50 AM PST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 9:50 AM PST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
950 AM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

.SYNOPSIS...

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE PREVALENT AS A WEAK STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RETURN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH WARMER WEATHER...BEFORE A
STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATER THIS WEEK.

&&

.UPDATE...

HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS INCREASING AHEAD OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE
TROUGH NEAR 38N AND 130W. THE TROUGH AS VIEWED ON WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY LOOKS RATHER IMPRESSIVE...BUT THE SHORTWAVE WILL LIFT
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AND NO MEASURABLE RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE
MAIN IMPACT WILL BE CLOUDS THROUGH MONDAY. A THICK HIGH LEVEL
CLOUD SHIELD IS MOVING INTO THE AREA ALREADY THIS MORNING. CLOUD
COVER IN THE FORECAST HAS BEEN NUDGED UP ACCORDINGLY.

THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE DAY CONTINUES TO BE THE LACK OF
CONSISTENCY BETWEEN MODELS FOR THE STORM SYSTEM FOR LATE WEEK.
12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF SOLUTIONS STILL DIVERGE WITH THE TIMING OF
THE SYSTEM...WHILE 12Z GEM SOLUTIONS FALL IN BETWEEN THE TWO
CAMPS. HIGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS FOR WET WEATHER PATTERN RESUMING
AGAIN FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...

SHORT TERM...A VERY WEAK RIDGE NOSES INTO THE AREA TUESDAY AND
PERSISTS INTO WEDNESDAY. IT IS NOT THAT STRONG A RIDGE SO IT WILL
ALLOW SOME MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH IT WHICH WILL CREATE SOME
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THERE IS STILL SOME OFFSHORE FLOW TUESDAY SO
THAT WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST DAY. LESS OFFSHORE FLOW WED WILL
KNOCK A FEW DEGREES OFF OF THE MAX TEMPS OF THE COASTS AND VLYS.

LONG TERM...ALL EYES ON THE NEXT POTENTIALLY HIGH STORM SLATED TO
ARRIVE LATE THIS WEEK. THURSDAY WILL BE DRY BUT CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LIFT TO BRING A
DECENT MORNING MARINE LAYER TO THE AREA AS WELL. ALL OF THE CLOUDS
AND LOWER HGTS WILL KICK OFF A COOLING TREND AND THE CST AND VLY
MAX TEMPS WILL ALL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.

RAIN CHC FORECAST IS A BIT MISLEADING FOR VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS A 90 PERCENT CHC OF RAIN AND IT WILL
LIKELY BE A GOOD HEAVY SOAKING. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE EXACT TIMING
OF THE FRONT IS STILL UP IN THE AIR. SO THIS IS REFLECTED IN BROAD
BRUSHED CHC POPS ACROSS A 36 HOUR PERIOD.

GFS IS FAST MDL BRINGING MAX RAINFALL TO SLO COUNTY THU EVENING...TO
VENTURA COUNTY BEFORE DAWN FRIDAY AND THEN TO L.A. RIGHT IN TIME FOR
THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE EC IS 12 TO 18 HOURS SLOWER AND THE
CANADIAN IS SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN. HOPEFULLY THE TIMING ISSUES WILL
SHAKE OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MDL RUNS.

THIS LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY GOOD EVENT WITH A STRONG
FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BRING
A 6 HOUR STRONG BURST OF RAIN TO THE AREA WITH RAINFALL RATES THAT
COULD WELL BE TROUBLESOME TO THE BURN AREAS. THERE WILL BE ABOUT A 6
HOUR PERIOD OF LIGHTER RAIN OR SHOWERS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT.
EARLY PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES (WHICH CERTAINLY ARE SUBJECT TO
CHANGE) CALL FOR COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS RECEIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION...WITH UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS
AND MOUNTAINS. TOO EARLY TO INCLUDE THUNDER IN FCST BUT CANNOT RULE
IT OUT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT QUITE HIGH AND WILL NOT FALL
SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

SATURDAY SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOL WITH SOME LINGERING
SHOWERS.

&&

.AVIATION...07/1800Z

MID/UPPER LEVEL WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE UPSTREAM WILL MOVE OVER
THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT
WEST AFTER 08/13Z AND MID LEVEL LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME
LIGHT WEST AFTER 08/08Z. UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE AFTER 08/10Z. FREEZING LEVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 13KFT THIS
MORNING AND WILL DIFFER LITTLE MONDAY MORNING. WEAK MIXED ONSHORE
AND OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH 08/02Z AND AFTER 08/18Z
OTHERWISE WEAK OFFSHORE GRADIENT.

MARINE LAYER AT LAX AT 1710Z IS NONE.

KLAX...CHANCE VSBY 5SM BR BETWEEN 08/11-08/16Z.

KBUR...LIKELY CURRENT SKY/VSBY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.

VIRTUALLY CERTAIN - 95-100%
VERY LIKELY       - 80-95%
LIKELY            - 60-80%
CHANCE            - 30-60%
VERY UNLIKELY     - 20% OR LESS

&&

.MARINE...07/900 AM PST.

THERE IS A CHANCE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
EARLY MONDAY IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS AND
PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXTENDING OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN PACIFIC
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
PROGRESSES OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH
LOCAL GALE GUSTS NEAR SHORE LATE THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.
SEAS GENERATED WITHIN A RELATIVE LONG FETCH AREA AND ORIENTED
280-300 DEGREES RELATIVE TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL CREATE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS BEGINNING TUESDAY AND
WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...HALL
AVIATION...30
MARINE...30
SYNOPSIS...SWEET/HALL

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 6:00 AM PST, 8 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-081400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
600 AM PST SUN DEC 7 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A GOOD SIZED STORM AS WELL AS A LARGE SURF EVENT IS FORECAST FOR
NEXT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

RORKE

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.