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Beach Hazards Statement 22, NWS Los Angeles, CA

November 26, 2017Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 26, 2017, 1:09 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Nov 27, 2017, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2017, 1:09 AM PST (09:09 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2017, 3:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 29, 2017, 4:00 AM PST
In force
37 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 09:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 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 2017-11-26Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3116 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

294 
WHUS46 KLOX 260909
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
109 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY THIS WEEK...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF COULD AFFECT WEST FACING 
BEACHES FROM RINCON POINT TO OXNARD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL CREATE HIGH SURF AT THE CENTRAL 
COAST. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA IS EXPECTED 
TO BRING ADDITIONAL LARGE SWELLS TOWARDS CALIFORNIA LATER IN THE 
WEEK.

CAZ034-035-261715-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.171127T1700Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
109 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 10 PM
PST TUESDAY. 

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET MONDAY MORNING.
  SURF WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 17 FEET BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. SURF IS THEN EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SURF
  WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG CURRENTS
  WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. FLOODING OF LOW
  LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-261715-
/O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0022.171127T2300Z-171128T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
109 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON. 

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET, ESPECIALLY FOR WEST FACING
  BEACHES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SURF BETWEEN RINCON AND
  OXNARD COULD BRING LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET.
  

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

KAPLAN/ASR
8 follow-up statements
948 
WHUS46 KLOX 261741
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
941 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY THIS WEEK...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF COULD AFFECT WEST FACING
BEACHES FROM RINCON POINT TO OXNARD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL CREATE HIGH SURF AT THE CENTRAL
COAST. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA IS EXPECTED
TO BRING ADDITIONAL LARGE SWELLS TOWARDS CALIFORNIA LATER IN THE
WEEK.

CAZ034-035-270145-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.171127T1700Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
941 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 10 PM
PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET MONDAY 
  MORNING. SURF WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET 
  WITH LOCAL SETS TO 17 FEET BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. SURF IS 
  THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE 
  TUESDAY EVENING. SURF WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF 
  ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST 
  INTO THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THE HIGH SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-270145-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.171127T2300Z-171128T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
941 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

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

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 7 FEET, ESPECIALLY FOR 
  WEST FACING BEACHES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SURF BETWEEN 
  RINCON AND OXNARD COULD BRING LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

SWEET
176 
WHUS46 KLOX 270111
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
511 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES 
FROM RINCON POINT TO PALOS VERDES MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
TUESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL CREATE HIGH SURF AT THE CENTRAL
COAST, WITH ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FURTHER SOUTH. 
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA IS EXPECTED TO BRING
ADDITIONAL LARGE SWELLS TOWARDS CALIFORNIA LATER IN THE WEEK.

CAZ034-035-271300-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.171127T1200Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
511 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET MONDAY MORNING.
  SURF WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 17 FEET BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. SURF IS THEN EXPECTED TO
  DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SURF
  WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THE HIGH SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-271300-
/O.EXA.KLOX.BH.S.0022.171127T2300Z-171128T2300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
511 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON. 

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET, HIGHEST ON WEST FACING
  BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-271300-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.171127T2300Z-171128T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
511 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2017

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

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET, HIGHEST ON WEST FACING
  BEACHES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SURF BETWEEN RINCON AND
  OXNARD COULD BRING LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

SMITH
617 
WHUS46 KLOX 271530
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
730 AM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES
FROM RINCON POINT TO PALOS VERDES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
TUESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED A
LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL CREATE HIGH SURF AT THE CENTRAL
COAST, WITH ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FURTHER SOUTH.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA IS EXPECTED TO
BRING ADDITIONAL LARGE SWELLS TOWARDS CALIFORNIA LATER IN THE
WEEK.

CAZ034-035-272330-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
730 AM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET THIS MORNING.
  SURF WILL THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET WITH LOCAL
  SETS TO 17 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. SURF IS THEN EXPECTED TO 
  DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SURF 
  WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THE HIGH SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-272330-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.171127T2300Z-171128T2300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
730 AM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET, HIGHEST ON WEST 
  FACING BEACHES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SURF BETWEEN 
  RINCON AND OXNARD COULD BRING LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-272330-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.171127T2300Z-171128T2300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
730 AM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET, HIGHEST ON WEST 
  FACING BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

SWEET
166 
WHUS46 KLOX 272318
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
318 PM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES
FROM RINCON POINT TO PALOS VERDES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT
WILL CREATE HIGH SURF AT THE CENTRAL COAST, WITH ELEVATED SURF 
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FURTHER SOUTH. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO BRING ADDITIONAL 
LARGE SWELLS TOWARDS CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK.

CAZ034-035-281215-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
318 PM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...SURF 10 TO 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING,
  THEN INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS BY
  LATE THIS EVENING. THE HIGH SURF WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY,
  FINALLY SUBSIDING BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL LATE TUESDAY EVENING. 
  SURF WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE 
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THE HIGH SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-281215-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
318 PM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET, HIGHEST ON WEST 
  FACING BEACHES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME SURF BETWEEN 
  RINCON AND OXNARD COULD BRING LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-281215-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T0300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
318 PM PST MON NOV 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET, HIGHEST ON WEST 
  FACING BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$
372 
WHUS46 KLOX 281210
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
410 AM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES
FROM RINCON POINT TO PALOS VERDES THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT
WILL CREATE HIGH SURF ON THE CENTRAL COAST, WITH ELEVATED SURF 
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FARTHER SOUTH. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM 
CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SEND ADDITIONAL 
LARGE SWELLS TOWARD CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK.

CAZ034-035-282015-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
410 AM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

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

* SURF...SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 9
  FEET...OR BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE THIS EVENING. SURF WILL
  LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THE HIGH SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-282015-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
410 AM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

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

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. 
  LOCAL SETS OF 7 TO 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN RINCON AND 
  OXNARD. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-282015-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T0300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
410 AM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

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

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL
  SETS TO 7 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST 
  FACING BEACHES.
 
* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$
148 
WHUS46 KLOX 282016
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1216 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...HIGH SURF EXPECTED FOR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES ACROSS
THE CENTRAL COAST EARLY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...

...HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES
FROM RINCON POINT TO PALOS VERDES THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS GENERATED A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT
WILL CREATE HIGH SURF ON THE CENTRAL COAST, WITH ELEVATED SURF
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FARTHER SOUTH. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO SEND ADDITIONAL
LARGE SWELLS TOWARD CALIFORNIA LATER THIS WEEK.

CAZ034-035-290430-
/O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1216 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

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

* SURF...SURF OF 10 TO 15 FEET TODAY WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO 7 TO 
  9 FEET...OR BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY LATE THIS EVENING. SURF 
  WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ONCE 
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG 
  CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH 
  THE HIGH SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ039-040-290300-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T0300Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
1216 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 
  FEET. LOCAL SETS OF 7 TO 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN RINCON 
  AND OXNARD. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-290300-
/O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T0300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
1216 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 
  FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST 
  ON WEST FACING BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

SWEET
114 
WHUS46 KLOX 290301
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
701 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES 
FROM RINCON POINT TO PALOS VERDES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

CAZ034-035-290415-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SU.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-171129T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
701 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. 

THE SURF HAS SUBSIDED BELOW 10 FEET, BUT STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. 

$$

CAZ039-040-291200-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
701 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL
  SETS TO 7 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN RINCON AND OXNARD. SURF 
  WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST FACING BEACHES. 

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-291200-
/O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T1200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
701 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT DUE TO ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL
  SETS TO 7 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST ON WEST 
  FACING BEACHES.
  

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP 
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES 
  CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS RIP
CURRENTS...LONGSHORE CURRENTS...SNEAKER WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS
CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T
SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING
THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR
WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

SMITH
879 
WHUS46 KLOX 291158
CFWLOX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
358 AM PST WED NOV 29 2017

CAZ039-040-291300-
/O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
358 AM PST WED NOV 29 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

SURF ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION HAS
SUBSIDED, SO THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER, ANOTHER ROUND OF ELEVATED SURF IS POSSIBLE
THURSDAY ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, AND
ANOTHER BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED.

&&

$$

CAZ041-087-291300-
/O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0022.000000T0000Z-171129T1200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
358 AM PST WED NOV 29 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

SURF ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION HAS
SUBSIDED, SO THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. HOWEVER, ANOTHER ROUND OF ELEVATED SURF IS POSSIBLE
THURSDAY ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS, AND
ANOTHER BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-292000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0021.171130T0200Z-171201T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
358 AM PST WED NOV 29 2017

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SURF...SURF IS EXPECTED TO BUILD RAPIDLY TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS
  EVENING, THEN PEAK AT 12 TO 16 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 18 FEET
  ON THURSDAY. SURF IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT,
  DROPPING BELOW HIGH SURF CRITERIA BY MID MORNING FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WAVES WITH STRONG CURRENTS
  WILL CREATE A RISK OF DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY
  OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
  HIGH RISK OF LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. FLOODING OF LOW 
  LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE
CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF
UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP.

&&

$$

DB

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Nov 25, 10:05 PM PST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 10:05 PM PST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1005 PM PST Sat Nov 25 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
Overnight clouds and locally dense fog will occur into Sunday
morning. A low will bring breezy winds, cooler temperatures and
possible precipitation for Santa Barbara and northward on Sunday.
The possibility of precipitation will spread to Los Angeles by
Sunday night, and into Monday. A high should build in next week
for partly cloudy skies, gusty offshore winds with temperatures
above normal from Tuesday to Friday. Another low will arrive with
possible precipitation and cooler temperatures on Saturday.

&&

.UPDATE...
Dense fog advisories have been issued for the Los Angeles and
Ventura County coastal areas this evening and will continue
through mid morning Sunday. There is a chance that the dense fog
could lift a tad earlier if the marine layer deepens overnight.

We had a mixed bag of temps and trends. Overall, L.A. County was
cooler today as expected with most areas 2-6 degrees cooler.
However, interior areas of the other three counties (Ventura, SBA,
SLO Counties) were 3-7 degrees warmer. Cuyama Valley was up 13
degrees from 75 yesterday to 88 degrees today. Dense fog developed
relatively quickly across the immediate coast of L.A. and Ventura
Counties. This is typical when going from a persistent offshore
gradient that becomes neutral to slightly onshore. Latest AMDAR
sounding near LAX indicated the marine layer around 700 ft deep.
If the marine layer continues to deepen, then there is a good
chance that the Dense Fog Advisories will be cancelled before
daybreak.

No other updates anticipated this evening for the short term
forecast. Still lots of uncertainty between the GFS and EC late
next week in respect to precip. European much more bullish with
precip by next Friday. GFS still lagging behind with lesser
amounts on Saturday.

***From Previous Discussion***

&&

.SHORT TERM...(SAT-TUE)

Still have weak offshore gradients in place but starting to
trend onshore, especially the north/south gradients. In response,
some very low stratus has developed over the southern coastal
waters and is moving pretty rapidly north through the Channel
Islands and LA/Ventura counties. There's likely some very low
visibilities in there and expect that dense fog to advance beyond
the beaches and into the rest of the coastal zones overnight
tonight. At which point a dense fog advisory may be needed.
However, there likely will be some lifting of the stratus deck
tonight as well as a cold front approaches from the west so dense
fog may not last too long over land.

The cold front is on track to spread rain to the Central Coast
late Sunday and Sunday evening followed by a second weak frontal
band later Sunday night. Amounts there between .25-.50". Further
south it does look like most areas should see at least some
sprinkles Sunday night into early Monday but not confident it will
measure and if it does it will be less than a tenth of an inch.

Skies should clear out pretty quick most areas Monday afternoon as
northwest flow takes over, and then quickly shifts to a weak to
moderate Santa Ana event Tuesday. Models have scaled back from
earlier projections of a 9-10mb LAX-DAG gradient Tuesday to a more
reasonable but still healthy 5-7mb gradient depending on the
model. If these projections hold we should see at least low end
advisory level winds across parts of LA/Ventura counties Tuesday
along with a good 5-10 degree bump in temps.

.LONG TERM...(WED-SAT)

Still a ton of uncertainty beyond Tuesday next week. The latest
iteration has an upper low cutting off several hundred miles to
our west Wednesday and then dropping south of 30N but still well
to the west Thu/Fri. If this holds, and that's a BIG if, weak
offshore flow should continue through Fri with above normal temps
but mostly sub- advisory level northeast winds. Then both the GFS
and EC bring the low onshore somewhere between LA and Tijuana
Saturday with enough moisture to generate some showers. Given the
decent agreement in the ensemble members for at least measurable
rain everywhere on Saturday went ahead and put 30 PoPs in most
areas. And this could be followed by a stronger/colder system for
Sun/Mon. But this all hinges on the development and track of the
cutoff low and this far out and with model solutions still
bouncing around confidence just isn't very high yet.

&&

.AVIATION...26/0600Z.

At 0523Z, there was a 700 ft deep marine layer at KLAX with a
strong inversion. The top of the inversion was around 1600 ft
with a temperature near 23 degrees Celsius.

N. Of Point Conception...Away from Coast...High confidence in 06z
TAF through 20z. 30% chance that light rain could hold off until
after 00z Mon. Otherwise low to moderate confidence with TAF after
09-12z with possible LIFR to MVFR cigs along coast.
S of Point Conception...Moderate to high confidence with VLIFR to
LIFR cigs along the coast from Los Angeles to the Santa Barbara
South Coast through midnight. Less confidence as cigs should lift
a bit to IFR after 11z. 20% chance that VLIFR or LIFR cigs could
continue through 15z Sun. Otherwise VFR conds for areas away from
the coast.

KLAX...lifr/Vlifr conditions are expected through 11z, but 30%
chance that could lift to IFR conds after 10z and IFR after 15z
Sunday.

KBUR...VFR conditions are expected throughout the period.

&&

.MARINE...25/200 PM.

High confidence in the current forecast through Sunday, then
moderate confidence for Sunday night and beyond. Conditions will
remain below Small Craft Advisory criteria into Sunday, except for
local wind gusts and choppy seas near Point Conception this
afternoon.

Winds will increase across the entire Coastal Waters between
Sunday night and Monday as a frontal system approaches. There is
80-90 percent chance of Small Craft Advisory conditions
developing, with a lesser chance (10-20 percent) of Gale Warning
conditions developing. Marine weather conditions should improve
some on Monday night or Tuesday morning, except for a chance of
Small Craft Advisory conditions nearshore on Tuesday.

&&

.BEACHES...25/200 PM.

A large west to northwest swell developing with a storm system
from the Gulf of Alaska will arrive at the Southern California
beaches on Monday and linger into Tuesday. High confidence exists
in strong rip currents and elevated surf between Monday and
Tuesday. Moderate confidence in high surf conditions developing in
the surf zone during this period. Highest confidence in any
advisory level surf is placed with surf at Central Coast beaches
between Monday and Tuesday. Due to the direction of the surf,
there is a slim chance that high surf conditions could impact
Ventura Harbor on Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

A larger northwest swell is expected for the Central Coast for
late Wednesday through early Friday. While some uncertainty exists
with the second surf event next week, moderate confidence exists
for high surf conditions for the Central Coast. This swell could
have the potential to affect Morro Bay Harbor, possibly closing
the entrance for a period of time between Wednesday night and
Thursday.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 9 AM PST Sunday for zones
      39>41. (See LAXNPWLOX).
PZ...NONE.

&&

.HAZARD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK...(TUE-SAT)
Offshore flow will likely develop Tuesday and there is the potential
for elevated to near critical fire weather conditions Tuesday through
Thursday for portions of Southwest California. High surf is
possible at Southern California beaches Tuesday through Thursday.

&&

PUBLIC...Kaplan/MW
AVIATION...Kaplan
MARINE...Hall
BEACHES...Hall
SYNOPSIS...STu

weather.gov/losangeles

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 25, 6:20 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOX8 hr
Nov 26, 1:09 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOX66 hr
Nov 26, 9:13 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX4 days

Nearby

Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017

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.