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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
558 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2024
CAZ101-103-104-109-071800-
/O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0007.240407T1300Z-240407T1800Z/
COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-
MENDOCINO COAST-
558 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2024
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...INCREASED THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL DEL NORTE, NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST,
SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO COAST COUNTIES.
* WHEN...SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...LARGE, UNEXPECTED WAVES CAN SWEEP ACROSS THE BEACH
WITHOUT WARNING, SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE SEA FROM ROCKS,
JETTIES, AND BEACHES. THESE SNEAKER WAVES CAN ALSO MOVE LARGE
OBJECTS SUCH AS LOGS, CRUSHING ANYONE CAUGHT UNDERNEATH.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE FROM SUNRISE TO
THE LATER MORNING HOURS BEFORE NORTH WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DON'T BE FOOLED BY AN OCEAN THAT LOOKS CALM. THERE CAN BE
30 MINUTES OF SMALL WAVES BEFORE A SNEAKER WAVE STRIKES. AVOID
ROCKS AND JETTIES. AVOID STEEP BEACHES. STAY MUCH FARTHER BACK
FROM THE WATER AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN.
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