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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
145 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2026
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COASTAL DEL NORTE-NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST-SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-
145 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...INCREASED THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL DEL NORTE, NORTHERN HUMBOLDT COAST AND
SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. .
* 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.
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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