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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 25, 2016

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 25, 2016, 9:42 PM PST. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2016, 9:42 PM PST (05:42 UTC)
Expired
Feb 27, 2016, 2:46 AM PST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

As transmitted.

922 
WHUS46 KLOX 260542
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
942 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016

.THE LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL THAT BROUGHT HIGH SURF CONDITIONS
SINCE YESTERDAY WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY. ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SWELL...THIS TIME WITH A MORE
WEST-NORTHWEST DIRECTION...WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE
CENTRAL COAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF
LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BY FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH SURF
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. DUE TO
THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...THERE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AN INCREASED
RISK OF LARGE SNEAKER WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY
DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL
WILL POTENTIALLY BRING ADDITIONAL HIGH SURF CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

CAZ039-261345-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0010.160226T0542Z-160229T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
942 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENT AND WAVE ACTIVITY. THIS
STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* SURF...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE SOME OVERNIGHT...THEN
  INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT. SURF WILL PEAK ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  NIGHT WHEN BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
  SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING BEACHES

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  ELEVATED SURF THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMER AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES
  CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-261345-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160228T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
942 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF AROUND 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG 
  EXPOSED WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SURF WILL 
  SUBSIDE SOME OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
  PEAKING FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. BREAKERS OF 10 TO 15 FEET 
  WILL BE COMMON ACROSS WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. LOCAL 
  BREAKERS UP TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION WILL BE LIKELY. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-261345-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
942 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EXPOSED 
  WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDE 
  SOME OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT...PEAKING ON 
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BREAKERS OF 6 TO 9 FEET WILL BE 
  COMMON ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL BREAKERS UP TO 
  12 FEET LIKELY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. MINOR 
  BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-261345-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
942 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EXPOSED 
  WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDE 
  SOME OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT...PEAKING ON 
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BREAKERS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL BE 
  COMMON ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES...WITH LOCAL BREAKERS UP TO 
  10 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. LARGE SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE LIKELY WHICH 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND 
  HARBOR WALKWAYS. MINOR BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

HALL
4 follow-up statements
308 
WHUS46 KLOX 261323
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
523 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

.ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION
WILL BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST BY 
THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES BY TONIGHT. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...THERE WILL
ONCE AGAIN BE AN INCREASED RISK OF LARGE SNEAKER WAVES THAT CAN
SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR
WALKWAYS. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL POTENTIALLY BRING ADDITIONAL
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CAZ034-035-262130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160228T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
523 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...PEAK AT 12 TO 15 FEET
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
  EVENING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...LARGE
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY
  DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL BEACH
  EROSION IS EXPECTED.

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-262130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
523 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...PEAK AT 6 TO 10 FEET
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED NEAR
  VENTURA HARBOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...LARGE
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY
  DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL BEACH
  EROSION IS EXPECTED.

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-262130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
523 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...PEAK AT 6 TO 9 FEET
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON
  EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...LARGE
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY
  DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL BEACH
  EROSION IS EXPECTED.

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-262130-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
523 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...PEAK AT 4 TO 6 FEET
  LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON
  EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  ELEVATED SURF. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...LARGE
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL
  BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$
421 
WHUS46 KLOX 261749
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
949 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

.ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION WILL
BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST BY THIS
AFTERNOON...AND TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES BY TONIGHT. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS...THERE WILL ONCE
AGAIN BE AN INCREASED RISK OF LARGE SNEAKER WAVES THAT CAN
SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR
WALKWAYS. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WILL POTENTIALLY BRING ADDITIONAL
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CAZ034-035-270200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160228T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
949 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY...PEAK AT 12 TO 15 FEET
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE
  SURF WILL THEN PERSIST WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-270200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
949 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND
  IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY EVENING AT 6 TO 10 FEET. THE SURF
  WILL THEN PERSIST WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCAL SETS
  TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED NEAR VENTURA HARBOR SATURDAY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-270200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
949 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND
  IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY EVENING AT 6 TO 9 FEET. THE SURF
  WILL THEN PERSIST WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCAL SETS
  TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES SATURDAY
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-270200-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
949 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AND
  IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY EVENING AT 4 TO 6 FEET. THE SURF
  WILL THEN PERSIST WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH SUNDAY. LOCAL SETS
  TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  ELEVATED SURF. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...LARGE 
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$
534 
WHUS46 KLOX 270211
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
611 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

.ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION WILL
BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. DUE TO THE LONG
PERIOD SWELLS...THERE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AN INCREASED RISK OF
LARGE SNEAKER WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY
BEACHES...JETTIES...AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL LARGE SWELL
WILL POTENTIALLY BRING ADDITIONAL HIGH SURF CONDITIONS PARTS OF
NEXT WEEK.

CAZ034-035-271130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160228T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
611 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT...PEAKING
  AT 12 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY
  EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE
  IS A CHANCE THAT HIGH SURF COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... 
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-271130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
611 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY
  AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AT 6 TO 10 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO
  12 FEET ARE EXPECTED NEAR VENTURA HARBOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING. THE SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
  SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT HIGH SURF COULD LINGER INTO
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... LARGE
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY
  DRY BEACHES...JETTIES...AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL BEACH
  EROSION IS EXPECTED.

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-271130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
611 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY
  AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AT 6 TO 9 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO
  10 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS EL PORTO SATURDAY
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT HIGH SURF
  COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... LARGE
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY
  DRY BEACHES...JETTIES...AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL BEACH
  EROSION IS EXPECTED.

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-271130-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
611 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY
  AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AT 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO
  7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS
  RINCON POINT SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SURF WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
  THAT HIGH SURF COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  ELEVATED SURF. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL...LARGE 
  SNEAKER WAVES ARE POSSIBLE WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

HALL/GOMBERG
601 
WHUS46 KLOX 271046
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
246 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016

.ANOTHER LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM A WEST NORTHWEST DIRECTION WILL
BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. DUE TO THE LONG
PERIOD SWELLS...THERE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AN INCREASED RISK OF
LARGE SNEAKER WAVES THAT CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY
BEACHES...JETTIES...AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. ADDITIONAL LARGE SWELL
WILL POTENTIALLY BRING ADDITIONAL HIGH SURF CONDITIONS PARTS OF
NEXT WEEK.

CAZ039-271900-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
246 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY...AND REPLACES THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT.

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY...PEAKING AT
  6 TO 10 FEET. SETS TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED SOUTHWEST
  AND WEST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS RINCON POINT AND EL CAPITAN
  STATE BEACH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SURF WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
  THAT HIGH SURF COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... 
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-271900-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160228T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
246 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF 12 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT HIGH SURF COULD
  LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... 
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-271900-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
246 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY...PEAKING AT
  6 TO 10 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED NEAR VENTURA
  HARBOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT HIGH SURF
  COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... 
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES...AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND STANDING ON ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-271900-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
246 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016

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

* SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY...PEAKING AT
  6 TO 9 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED WEST
  FACING BEACHES SUCH AS EL PORTO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SURF
  WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY. THERE IS A
  CHANCE THAT HIGH SURF COULD LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DROWNING. DUE TO THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL... 
  LARGE SNEAKER WAVES ARE LIKELY WHICH CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN 
  PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES...JETTIES...AND HARBOR WALKWAYS. 
  ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED. 

* TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE 
  MORE THAN ISOLATED/MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. STRUCTURES ON LAND 
  SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL
MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES DANGEROUS.

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

&&

$$

HALL

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