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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1236 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-181200-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0014.251018T0300Z-251019T0600Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1236 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...A LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL RESULT IN AN
INCREASED RISK FOR SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...SAN FRANCISCO, COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES
NATIONAL SEASHORE, SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, NORTHERN
MONTEREY BAY, SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY, AND BIG SUR COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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