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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1008 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
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/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0012.241222T0600Z-241225T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1008 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...LARGE BREAKING WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY, WITH LOCAL SETS TO 13 FEET. WAVES OF 5 TO 8 FEET IN
ORANGE COUNTY, WITH LOCAL SETS TO 11 FEET ON WEST-FACING
BEACHES.
* WHERE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS AND ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS. LOCALIZED
BEACH EROSION AND OVERFLOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DESPITE RELATIVELY LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDES, HIGH
SURF MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE
BEACH SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO FISH OR
OBSERVE WAVES FROM EXPOSED COASTAL STRUCTURES OR ROCKS DURING
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. VERY LARGE WAVES CAN SUDDENLY SWEEP ACROSS
PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. SWIMMING OR SURFING IN THESE WAVES MAY BE
DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE DUE TO THE POWERFUL WAVES AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS.
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