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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 26, 2016Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 26, 2016, 4:54 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Jan 27, 2016, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2016, 4:54 AM PST (12:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2016, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 29, 2016, 7:47 AM PST
In force
49 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 12:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

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San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 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 2016-01-26Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

596 
WHUS46 KLOX 261254
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
454 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CREATED A LONG PERIOD
WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF OVER 10 FEET WILL DEVELOP
AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LARGER
SWELL IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST OF CALIFORNIA BY
FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING EVEN HIGHER SURF.

CAZ034-035-262100-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160129T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
454 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SURF WILL BUILD EARLY WEDNESDAY TO BETWEEN 10 TO 14 FEET WITH
  LOCAL SETS TO 16 FEET. A SECONDARY LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED
  TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A HIGH SURF
  WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...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 COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
  AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS BEACH
  PARKING LOTS. THERE COULD BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE WIDE-
  SPREAD COASTAL FLOODING AND EROSION WITH THE SECOND LARGER SWELL
  AND SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 
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>041-087-262100-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0004.160127T1500Z-160131T0600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
454 AM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR POTENTIAL HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* HAZARDS OUTLOOK STATEMENT...SURF SHOULD BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 8
  FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH
  THURSDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED
  TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY MORNING. THERE
  WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF TO NEAR 15 FEET AROUND THE
  VENTURA HARBOR...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SURF BETWEEN 7 AND 12
  FEET ACROSS MOST WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SURF
  SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOW
  LYING AREAS SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD
  COASTAL FLOODING ON FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER
  SURF...ESPECIALLY IN VENTURA COUNTY. 

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/ASR
11 follow-up statements
801 
WHUS46 KLOX 262053
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1253 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CREATED A LONG PERIOD
WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF OVER 10 FEET WILL DEVELOP
AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LARGER
SWELL IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST OF CALIFORNIA BY
FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING EVEN HIGHER SURF. THE LATEST MODEL DATA
HINTS AT AN EVEN LARGER SET OF WAVES ARRIVING NEXT MONDAY THAT
COULD PROMPT A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE COAST.

CAZ034-035-270500-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160129T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1253 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
3 AM PST FRIDAY...

* SURF WILL BUILD EARLY WEDNESDAY TO BETWEEN 10 TO 14 FEET WITH 
  LOCAL SETS TO 16 FEET. A SECONDARY LONG PERIOD SWELL IS 
  EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT 
  OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A 
  HIGH SURF WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET. 

* IMPACTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...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 COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
  AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS BEACH
  PARKING LOTS. THERE COULD BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD
  COASTAL FLOODING AND EROSION WITH THE SECOND LARGER SWELL AND
  SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. 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>041-087-270500-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.160127T1500Z-160131T0600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
1253 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS OUTLOOK STATEMENT...SURF SHOULD BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 
  8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. A SECONDARY LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS 
  EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY 
  MORNING. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF TO NEAR 15 
  FEET AROUND THE VENTURA HARBOR...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SURF 
  BETWEEN 7 AND 12 FEET ACROSS MOST WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH 
  SATURDAY. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY 
  EVENING INTO SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...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 WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS 
  WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL 
  FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD COASTAL FLOODING ON FRIDAY WITH THE 
  ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF...ESPECIALLY IN VENTURA COUNTY. 

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
988 
WHUS46 KLOX 270420
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
820 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST BEACHES EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CREATED A LONG PERIOD
WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF OVER 10 FEET WILL DEVELOP
AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LARGER
SWELL IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST OF CALIFORNIA BY
FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING EVEN HIGHER SURF. THE LATEST MODEL DATA
HINTS AT AN EVEN LARGER SET OF WAVES ARRIVING NEXT MONDAY THAT
COULD PROMPT A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE COAST.

CAZ040-041-087-270900-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0004.160127T1500Z-160131T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160129T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
820 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
BEACHES...AND WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ALONG CATALINA
AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY AND REPLACES THE BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT.

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS
  TO 9 FEET WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A
  SECONDARY LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
  INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF TO NEAR 15 FEET AROUND THE VENTURA
  HARBOR...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SURF BETWEEN 7 AND 12 FEET
  ACROSS MOST WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SURF SHOULD
  BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY.

* 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOW LYING AREAS
  SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
  THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD COASTAL
  FLOODING ON FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF...ESPECIALLY
  IN VENTURA COUNTY.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-270900-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160129T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
820 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
3 AM PST FRIDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD EARLY WEDNESDAY TO BETWEEN 10 TO 14 FEET
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 16 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG
  WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A SECONDARY LONG PERIOD SWELL
  IS EXPECTED TO  THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A HIGH
  SURF WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE
  OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
  POSSIBLE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
  BEACH PARKING LOTS. THERE COULD BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE
  WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING AND EROSION WITH THE SECOND LARGER
  SWELL AND SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-270900-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0004.160127T1500Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
820 PM PST TUE JAN 26 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT THE
  BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING
  BEACHES. A SECONDARY LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO
  REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL
  BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SURF
  BETWEEN 7 AND 12 FEET ACROSS MOST WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH
  SATURDAY. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING
  INTO SUNDAY.

* 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. THERE
  WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD COASTAL FLOODING ON
  FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF.

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
862 
WHUS46 KLOX 270933
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
133 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST BEACHES TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HAS CREATED A LONG
PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
OF CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. HIGH SURF OVER 10 FEET WILL DEVELOP
AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER LARGER
SWELL IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST OF CALIFORNIA BY
FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING EVEN HIGHER SURF. THE LATEST MODEL DATA
HINTS AT AN EVEN LARGER SET OF WAVES ARRIVING NEXT MONDAY THAT
COULD PROMPT A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE COAST.

CAZ034-035-271845-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160129T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
133 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 AM PST FRIDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD EARLY TODAY TO BETWEEN 10 TO 14 FEET
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 16 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG
  WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A SECONDARY LONG PERIOD SWELL
  IS EXPECTED TO THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A HIGH SURF
  WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING 
  IS POSSIBLE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH 
  AS BEACH PARKING LOTS. THERE COULD BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE 
  WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING AND EROSION WITH THE SECOND LARGER 
  SWELL AND SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-087-271845-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160129T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
133 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 AM PST FRIDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS
  TO 9 FEET TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST
  SURF WILL OCCUR ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A
  SECONDARY LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
  INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE THE
  POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF TO NEAR 15 FEET AROUND THE VENTURA
  HARBOR...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SURF BETWEEN 7 AND 12 FEET
  ACROSS MOST WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SURF SHOULD
  BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY.

* 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOW LYING AREAS 
  SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 
  THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD COASTAL 
  FLOODING ON FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF...
  ESPECIALLY IN VENTURA COUNTY. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-271845-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.160127T1500Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
133 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT THE
  BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TODAY.
  THE HIGHEST SURF WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG SOUTHWEST AND WEST
  FACING BEACHES. A SECONDARY LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED
  TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY MORNING. THERE
  WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  SURF BETWEEN 7 AND 12 FEET ACROSS MOST WEST FACING BEACHES
  THROUGH SATURDAY. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY
  EVENING INTO SUNDAY.

* 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. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDE-SPREAD 
  COASTAL FLOODING ON FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF. 

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.

&&

$$
716 
WHUS46 KLOX 271306
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
506 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST BEACHES TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HAS CREATED A LONG
PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO OVER 10 FEET ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES TODAY...AND TO 4 TO
8 FEET ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. EVEN
HIGHER SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CAUSING A BUMP UP IN SURF...POSSIBLY
TO NEAR HIGH SURF WARNING LEVELS IN SOME AREAS. SURF WILL SUBSIDE
SOME FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT A
VERY LARGE WEST SWELL MAY MOVE INTO THE WATERS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...POSSIBLY BRINGING THE HIGHEST SURF OF THE NEXT WEEK TO THE
REGION. 

CAZ034-035-272115-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160130T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
506 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD EARLY TODAY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 16 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG
  WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THESE
  HEIGHTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD
  SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY
  NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT
  A HIGH SURF WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE
  OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
  POSSIBLE AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS
  BEACH PARKING LOTS. THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE
  WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING AND EROSION WITH THE SECOND LARGER
  SWELL AND SURF EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-272115-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T1500Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
506 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS
  TO 8 FEET TODAY...THEN TO 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET
  ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD
  SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY MORNING. AT
  THAT TIME...SETS TO NEAR 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AROUND VENTURA
  HARBOR...WITH SURF OF 7 TO 12 FEET ACROSS MOST OTHER WEST
  FACING BEACHES. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT
  AND SATURDAY.

* 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOW LYING AREAS
  SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-272115-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T2300Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
506 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET TODAY...THEN TO 5
  TO 8 FEET ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST AND
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL
  IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY
  MORNING...CAUSING SURF TO BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. SURF SHOULD
  BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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 WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOW LYING AREAS
  SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-272115-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.160127T1500Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
506 AM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT THE
  BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TODAY THROUGH
  THURSDAY. SURF WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 3 TO 6 FEET...AND WILL BE
  HIGHEST ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY
  MORNING...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF FRIDAY...AND
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. THERE
  WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ON
  FRIDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF.

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.

&&

$$
184 
WHUS46 KLOX 272054
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1254 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MOST BEACHES TODAY...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HAS CREATED A LONG
PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO OVER 10 FEET ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES TODAY...AND TO
4 TO 8 FEET ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION.
EVEN HIGHER SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...CAUSING A FURTHER INCREASE IN
SURF...POSSIBLY TO NEAR HIGH SURF WARNING LEVELS IN SOME AREAS.
SURF WILL SUBSIDE SOME FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. COMPUTER MODELS
INDICATE THAT A VERY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL MAY MOVE INTO THE
WATERS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY BRINGING THE HIGHEST
SURF SO FAR THIS SEASON TO THE REGION.

CAZ034-035-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1254 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
  SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THESE HEIGHTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A
  SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
  CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT A HIGH SURF WARNING WILL BE
  NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE
  RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE
  OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE WITH
  THE HIGH SURF.

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
1254 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS 
  TO 8 FEET TODAY...THEN TO 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 
  FEET ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING 
  BEACHES... ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. A SECOND...LARGER 
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY 
  MORNING. AT THAT TIME...SETS TO NEAR 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE 
  AROUND VENTURA HARBOR...WITH SURF OF 7 TO 12 FEET ACROSS MOST 
  OTHER WEST FACING BEACHES. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE 
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. 

* 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.  

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.160127T2300Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
1254 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 4 AND 7 FEET TODAY...THEN TO 
  5 TO 8 FEET ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST AND 
  NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL 
  IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL AREAS FRIDAY 
  MORNING...CAUSING SURF TO BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. SURF SHOULD 
  BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. 

* 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.  

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-280500-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
1254 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT 
  THE BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TODAY 
  THROUGH THURSDAY. SURF WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 3 TO 6 FEET...
  AND WILL BE HIGHEST ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING BEACHES. A 
  SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE 
  INNER WATERS FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR 
  LARGER SURF FRIDAY...AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. 
  SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. 

* 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. THERE
  WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION WITH THE ARRIVAL
  OF HIGHER SURF.

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
217 
WHUS46 KLOX 280509
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
909 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ACROSS MOST BEACHES AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CREATED A LONG PERIOD
WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH SURF OVER 10 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES...AND TO 4 TO 9 FEET ON
WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. EVEN HIGHER SWELL
IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...CAUSING A FURTHER INCREASE IN SURF...POSSIBLY TO NEAR
HIGH SURF WARNING LEVELS IN SOME AREAS. SURF WILL SUBSIDE SOME
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT A VERY
LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL MAY MOVE INTO THE WATERS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME OF THE HIGHEST SURF OF THE SEASON
TO THE AREA.

CAZ034-035-281415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
909 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14
  FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST
  FACING BEACHES. SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THESE HEIGHTS THROUGH
  THURSDAY NIGHT. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED
  TO REACH THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT A HIGH SURF
  WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-281415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
909 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN BUILD FURTHER TO 5 TO 8 FEET
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON
  WEST FACING BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. A
  SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER
  WATERS FRIDAY MORNING. AT THAT TIME...SETS TO NEAR 15 FEET ARE
  POSSIBLE AROUND VENTURA HARBOR...WITH SURF OF 7 TO 12 FEET
  ACROSS MOST OTHER WEST FACING BEACHES. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO
  SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-281415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
909 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* SURF...SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
  THEN BUILD FURTHER TO 5 TO 8 FEET ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL BE
  HIGHEST ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL
  AREAS FRIDAY MORNING...CAUSING SURF TO BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET.
  SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-281415-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
909 PM PST WED JAN 27 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT THE
  BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH
  THURSDAY. SURF WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 3 TO 6 FEET... AND WILL BE
  HIGHEST ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY
  MORNING...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF FRIDAY...AND
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF. 

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.

&&

$$

SIRARD
678 
WHUS46 KLOX 281335
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
535 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED ACROSS MOST BEACHES AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CREATED A LONG PERIOD
WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS TODAY. HIGH SURF OVER 10 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED ON CENTRAL COAST BEACHES...AND TO 4 TO 9 FEET ON WEST
FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. EVEN HIGHER SWELL IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...CAUSING A FURTHER INCREASE IN SURF...POSSIBLY TO NEAR
HIGH SURF WARNING LEVELS IN SOME AREAS. SURF WILL SUBSIDE SOME
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. 

CAZ034-035-282230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
535 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TODAY TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
  SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THESE HEIGHTS THROUGH TONIGHT. A
  SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
  CENTRAL COAST BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS
  A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT A HIGH SURF WARNING WILL BE NEEDED FOR
  SURF OVER 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-282230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
535 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9
  FEET. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES...ESPECIALLY
  NEAR VENTURA HARBOR. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS
  EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY MORNING. AT THAT
  TIME...SETS TO NEAR 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AROUND VENTURA
  HARBOR...WITH SURF OF 7 TO 12 FEET ACROSS MOST OTHER WEST FACING
  BEACHES. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
  SATURDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-282230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
535 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY. SURF WILL BE
  HIGHEST ON WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND... LARGER
  LONG PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATER COASTAL
  AREAS FRIDAY MORNING...CAUSING SURF TO BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET.
  SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-282230-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
535 AM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT THE
  BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH TODAY.
  SURF WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 3 TO 6 FEET... AND WILL BE HIGHEST
  ON SOUTHWEST AND WEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND... LARGER LONG
  PERIOD SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY
  MORNING...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF FRIDAY...AND
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RAT
392 
WHUS46 KLOX 282139
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016


CAZ034-035-290545-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.W.0003.160129T0600Z-160130T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* SURF...SURF 8 AND 12 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 15 TO 20 FEET
  TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT LARGE AND BATTERING SURF COULD
DAMAGE COASTAL STRUCTURES AND WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES
VERY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-290545-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET
  FRIDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-290545-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF 5 TO 8 FEET TODAY AND BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET FRIDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-290545-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
139 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL IMPACT THE
  BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH
  TODAY. SURF WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 3 TO 6 FEET... AND WILL BE
  HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD
  SWELL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY
  MORNING...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF FRIDAY...AND
  HIGH SURF ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF. 

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.

&&

$$
902 
WHUS46 KLOX 290538
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
938 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

CAZ034-035-291345-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160129T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.W.0003.160129T0600Z-160130T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
938 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY...

* SURF...SURF 8 AND 12 FEET LATE THIS EVENING WILL BUILD TO 15 TO
  20 FEET OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT LARGE AND BATTERING SURF COULD
DAMAGE COASTAL STRUCTURES AND WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES
VERY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-291345-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
938 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET
  FRIDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-291345-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
938 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* SURF...SURF 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET
  FRIDAY.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-291345-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
938 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT
  BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY OVERNIGHT.
  SURF WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 3 TO 6 FEET... AND WILL BE HIGHEST
  ON WEST FACING BEACHES. A SECOND...LARGER LONG PERIOD SWELL IS
  EXPECTED TO REACH THE INNER WATERS FRIDAY MORNING... BRINGING
  THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGER SURF FRIDAY...AND HIGH SURF ADVISORIES
  MAY BE NEEDED. SURF SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY
  NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF. 

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.

&&

$$
310 
WHUS46 KLOX 291326
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
526 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

CAZ034-035-292230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160130T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
526 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT LARGE AND BATTERING SURF COULD
DAMAGE COASTAL STRUCTURES AND WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES
VERY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-292230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
526 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

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

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET. 

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-292230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
526 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

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

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-292230-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
526 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

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

* HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL AFFECT
  BEACHES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA THROUGH SATURDAY
  EVENING. SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7
  FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST SURF ON WEST FACING BEACHES. SURF
  SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* 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. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  WITH THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHER SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

RAT
999 
WHUS46 KLOX 291547
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
747 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

CAZ039-300300-
/O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160131T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
747 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

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

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

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 5 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 9 FEET.

* 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. 

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED SOUTHWEST FACING
  BEACHES AND POINTS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-300300-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160130T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
747 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FEET.

* IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH 
  PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. BEACH EROSION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT LARGE AND BATTERING SURF COULD
DAMAGE COASTAL STRUCTURES AND WILL MAKE SWIMMING AND ROCK JETTIES
VERY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-300300-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
747 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

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

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 14 FEET.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-300300-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160130T1100Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
747 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

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

* SURF...SURF BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET.

* 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. 

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

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 2:32 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX9 hr
Jan 26, 4:54 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles7 days

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016

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.