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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
519 AM PDT SUN OCT 19 2025
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-192200-
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SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
519 AM PDT SUN OCT 19 2025
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY 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 AND SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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