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WHUS46 KEKA 062204
CFWEKA
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
304 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2026
CAZ104-109-070615-
/O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260908T0600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT-COASTAL MENDOCINO-
304 PM PDT SUN SEP 6 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...INCREASED THREAT OF SNEAKER WAVES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT AND COASTAL MENDOCINO COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY 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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