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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
850 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2025
CAZ505-509-529-010400-
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COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
850 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...A LONG PERIOD SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASED RISK FOR SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL
SEASHORE, SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, AND NORTHERN MONTEREY
BAY.
* WHEN...THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...SNEAKER WAVES CAN UNEXPECTEDLY RUN SIGNIFICANTLY
FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL, INCLUDING OVER ROCKS AND
JETTIES. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES, INLETS, AND PIERS. SWIMMERS SHOULD
ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GREATEST RISK WILL BE ALONG SOUTHWEST
FACING BEACHES. COASTAL SECTIONS OF MARIN AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES.
IN PARTICULAR SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO STINSON BEACH, SANTA CRUZ BOARDWALK BEACH, AND TWIN
LAKES BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
SARMENT
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