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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
121 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
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COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-
MENDOCINO COAST-
121 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES UP TO 22 TO 25 FEET.
* WHERE...COASTAL DEL NORTE, NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST,
SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO COAST COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF 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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