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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
233 AM PDT TUE OCT 16 2018
CAZ101-103-104-109-162200-
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COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-
MENDOCINO COAST-
233 AM PDT TUE OCT 16 2018
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNEAKER WAVE RISK WILL BE FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...LARGER SURF AT OFFSHORE BREAKS AND AN ENHANCED RISK
OF SNEAKER WAVES ON NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES. STEEP
BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE ACTIVITY WITH
GREATER WAVE RUN-UP ONTO BEACHES. LARGE WAVES WILL ALSO WASH
OVER JETTIES AND ROCK OUTCROPPINGS THAT MAY NORMALLY STAY DRY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS SNEAKER
WAVES AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATE LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN THE
SURF ZONE. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER.
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