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Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 9, 2016Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 9, 2016, 5:25 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Jan 11, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2016, 5:25 PM PST (01:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 10, 2016, 8:14 PM PST
In force
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 01:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 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 00:00Z on 2016-01-10Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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.
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0 J/kg
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No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
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The text

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210 
WHUS46 KLOX 100125
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
525 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE FOR BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

A SERIES OF WAVE EVENTS WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO THE CENTRAL
COAST STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL
MOVES INTO THE WATERS. ANOTHER WEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO
THE WATERS EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING CONTINUED HIGH SURF TO THE
CENTRAL COAST. IN ADDITION...HIGH SURF MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION STARTING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE HIGH SURF IN ALL AREAS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN
ADDITIONAL WESTERLY SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.

CAZ034-035-101200-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.160110T2200Z-160113T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
525 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* SURF...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER WEST SWELL WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO
  BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 18 FEET. THE HIGH
  SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE
  THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS....THE LARGE SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING.
  SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND
  JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR
  WALKWAYS... AND CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT THE
  TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. THERE WILL BE A POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE
  TO COASTAL STRUCTURES DURING THE TIME OF HIGHEST SURF...LATE
  MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT PORT SAN LUIS PLUS RESIDUAL
  WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON MONDAY...AND 6.3 FEET AT
  10:48 AM PST ON TUESDAY.

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>041-087-101200-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
525 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT OUTLOOK FOR HIGH SURF...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* HAZARDS...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING RISING SURF TO
  THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 
 
* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND CAMPGROUNDS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST
  DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING
  BEACHES...SUCH AS NEAR RINCON POINT...VENTURA HARBOR...AND
  MANHATTAN BEACH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THERE WILL ALSO BE LARGE
  SURF ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE HIGH SURF
  MAY PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT LOS ANGELES PLUS RESIDUAL
  WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON ON TUESDAY...AND AROUND
  6.3 FEET AT 10:24 AM PST AT SANTA BARBARA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SMITH/GOMBERG/MUNROE
4 follow-up statements
374 
WHUS46 KLOX 101026
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
226 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE FOR BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST STARTING THIS AFTERNOON
AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.
ANOTHER WEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING
CONTINUED HIGH SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST. IN ADDITION...HIGH SURF
MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION STARTING
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF IN ALL AREAS IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY AS AN ADDITIONAL WESTERLY SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL
WATERS.

CAZ034-035-101830-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.160110T2200Z-160113T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
226 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* SURF...BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER INCREASING WEST SWELL WILL
  CAUSE THE SURF TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET WITH
  OCCASIONAL SETS TO 18 FEET. THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS....THE LARGE SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. 
  SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND 
  JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...
  HARBOR WALKWAYS... AND CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY AT THE TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. THERE WILL BE A 
  POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES DURING THE 
  TIME OF HIGHEST SURF... LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT PORT SAN LUIS PLUS 
  RESIDUAL WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON MONDAY...AND 
  6.3 FEET AT 10:48 AM PST ON TUESDAY. 

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>041-087-101830-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
226 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING RISING SURF 
  TO THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED 
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL 
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY 
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF 
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND 
  CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING 
  WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES... 
  SUCH AS NEAR RINCON POINT...VENTURA HARBOR...AND MANHATTAN 
  BEACH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THERE WILL ALSO BE LARGE SURF ON 
  SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE HIGH SURF MAY 
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT LOS ANGELES PLUS RESIDUAL 
  WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON ON TUESDAY...AND 
  AROUND 6.3 FEET AT 10:24 AM PST AT SANTA BARBARA. 

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.

&&

$$

KAPLAN
394 
WHUS46 KLOX 101806
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1006 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE FOR BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST STARTING THIS AFTERNOON
AS A LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.
ANOTHER WEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING
CONTINUED HIGH SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST. IN ADDITION...HIGH SURF
MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
STARTING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF IN ALL AREAS IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE
THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN ADDITIONAL WESTERLY SWELL MOVES INTO THE
COASTAL WATERS.

CAZ034-035-110215-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.160110T2200Z-160113T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1006 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* SURF...BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET THIS AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER INCREASING WEST 
  SWELL WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET 
  WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 18 FEET. THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS....THE LARGE SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. 
  SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND 
  JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS... 
  HARBOR WALKWAYS... AND CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY AT THE TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. THERE WILL BE A 
  POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES DURING THE 
  TIME OF HIGHEST SURF... LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT PORT SAN LUIS PLUS 
  RESIDUAL WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON MONDAY...AND 
  6.3 FEET AT 10:48 AM PST ON TUESDAY. 

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>041-087-110215-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
1006 AM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING RISING SURF 
  TO THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED 
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL 
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY 
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF 
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND 
  CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING 
  WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES... 
  SUCH AS NEAR RINCON POINT...VENTURA HARBOR...AND MANHATTAN 
  BEACH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THERE WILL ALSO BE LARGE SURF ON 
  SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE HIGH SURF MAY 
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT LOS ANGELES PLUS RESIDUAL 
  WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON ON TUESDAY...AND 
  AROUND 6.3 FEET AT 10:24 AM PST AT SANTA BARBARA. 

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.

&&

$$
389 
WHUS46 KLOX 110025
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
425 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT...

...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE FOR BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST STARTING AS A LONG
PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. ANOTHER WEST
SWELL WILL BEGIN TO MOVE IN EARLY MONDAY...BRINGING CONTINUED HIGH
SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST. IN ADDITION...HIGH SURF MAY BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION STARTING LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF IN ALL AREAS IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS AN
ADDITIONAL WESTERLY SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.

CAZ034-035-110830-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
425 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET THIS
  EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER
  INCREASING WEST SWELL WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO BUILD TO BETWEEN 12
  AND 15 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 18 FEET. THE HIGH SURF WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS....THE LARGE SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING.
  SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND
  JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...
  HARBOR WALKWAYS... AND CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY AT THE TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. THERE WILL BE A
  POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES DURING THE
  TIME OF HIGHEST SURF...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT PORT SAN LUIS PLUS 
  RESIDUAL WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON MONDAY...AND 
  6.3 FEET AT 10:48 AM PST ON TUESDAY. 

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>041-087-110830-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
425 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

* HAZARDS...A LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING RISING SURF 
  TO THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED 
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL 
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY 
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF 
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND 
  CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING 
  WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES... 
  SUCH AS NEAR RINCON POINT...VENTURA HARBOR...AND MANHATTAN 
  BEACH IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THERE WILL ALSO BE LARGE SURF ON 
  SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE HIGH SURF MAY 
  PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT LOS ANGELES PLUS RESIDUAL 
  WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON ON TUESDAY...AND 
  AROUND 6.3 FEET AT 10:24 AM PST AT SANTA BARBARA. 

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
778 
WHUS46 KLOX 110414
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
814 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE FOR BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE
MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AS A NORTHWEST
SWELL MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON MONDAY...BRINGING EVEN LARGER
SURF TO THE CENTRAL COAST BY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...HIGH SURF WILL
BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION STARTING
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST IN ALL AREAS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY AS AN ADDITIONAL WESTERLY
SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS.

CAZ040-111200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.160112T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
814 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SURF...SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET IS EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
  THE SURF WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE SURF WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND CAMPGROUNDS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST
  DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES...
  SUCH AS VENTURA HARBOR...AND VENTURA POINT.

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT PORT HUENEME WILL BE AROUND
  6.0 FEET AT 10:15 AM PST ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-111200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.160112T0600Z-160113T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
814 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SURF...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY LATE MONDAY EVENING...AND TO
  7 TO 10 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO
  PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND CAMPGROUNDS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST
  DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES...
  FROM PALOS VERDES TO SANTA MONICA...AND FROM POINT DUME TO ZUMA
  BEACH.

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT LOS ANGELES PLUS RESIDUAL
  WILL BE AROUND 6.0 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-111200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.160112T0600Z-160113T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
814 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE MONDAY EVENING...AND
  TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY TUESDAY. THE HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
  THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION ON EXPOSED
  WEST FACING SHORES. THE LARGE WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL
  CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF
  LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND CAMPGROUNDS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE HIGHEST
  DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON SOUTHWEST FACING
  SHORES...SUCH AS RINCON POINT.

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT SANTA BARBARA WILL BE
  AROUND 6.0 FEET AT 10:30 AM PST AT SANTA BARBARA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-111200-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160113T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
814 PM PST SUN JAN 10 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* SURF...SURF BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER INCREASING
  WEST SWELL WILL CAUSE THE SURF TO BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH
  OCCASIONAL SETS TO 18 FEET. THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS....THE LARGE SURF MAY CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS THAT WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. 
  SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND 
  JETTIES. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS... 
  HARBOR WALKWAYS... AND CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY AT THE TIMES OF HIGHER TIDE. THERE WILL BE A 
  POSSIBILITY OF MINOR DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES DURING THE 
  TIME OF HIGHEST SURF...LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 

* TIDES...THE PREDICTED HIGH TIDES AT PORT SAN LUIS PLUS 
  RESIDUAL WILL BE AROUND 6.5 FEET AT 10 AM PST ON MONDAY...AND 
  6.3 FEET AT 10:48 AM PST ON TUESDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

SMITH/HALL

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