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WHUS46 KEKA 211240
CFWEKA
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
440 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
CAZ101-103-104-109-212045-
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COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-
MENDOCINO COAST-
440 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES 21 TO 23 FT.
* WHERE...COASTAL DEL NORTE, NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST,
SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO COAST COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY. .
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURFING CONDITIONS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION. BEACHCOMBING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED!.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED WAVE
RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS
AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE.
USE EXTRA CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE
CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN
WATER. MARINERS TRAVERSING THE BAR ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION OR STAY IN PORT UNTIL THE THREAT SUBSIDES. PLEASE CONTACT
THE U.S. COAST GUARD FOR INFORMATION REGARDING HARBOR AND BAR
CLOSURES.
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