#3 Postby weatherlover427 » Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:45 am
Coastal Flood Statement COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST- 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006
...HIGH SURF EXPECTED TO REACH THE CENTRAL COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT..
ANOTHER LARGE W SWELL WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY. SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 12 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS...WITH THE PEAK OF THE SWELL ARRIVING ON THURSDAY WITH SWELLS INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 16 SECONDS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA COASTAL AREAS AS WELL AS THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CENTRAL COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. BREAKERS OF 12 TO 15 FT WILL BE POSSIBLE.. WITH LOCAL SETS AS HIGH AS 18 FT.
TIDES WILL NOT BE VERY HIGH DURING THIS LARGE SWELL EVENT. THEREFORE...WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY.
ALL PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER RELATED ACTIVITIES AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE OCEAN. WHEN IN DOUBT...JUST STAY OUT. WHEN VISITING THE SHORELINE NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN.
Coastal Flood Statement COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST-CATALINA ISLAND-305 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006
...HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF WILL AFFECT THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING..
ACROSS THE INNER WATERS...SWELLS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL...SANTA MONICA BASIN...AND THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL WEDNEDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 FT SWELLS ARE FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY...PEAKING ON THURSDAY. WEST FACING BEACHES WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN SURF WITH BREAKERS BETWEEN 6 TO 8 FT...WITH LOCAL SETS AS HIGH AS 10 FT IN SOME OF THE FAVORABLE WEST FACING BEACHES. SINCE THE DIRECTION OF THE SWELL IN THE INNER WATERS WILL BE WEST TO SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST...THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL DEFLECT SOME OF THE SWELL STRENGTH. HOWEVER A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
TIDES WILL NOT BE VERY HIGH DURING THIS LARGE SWELL EVENT. THEREFORE...WIDESPREAD COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT LIKELY.
ALL PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER RELATED ACTIVITIES AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN ENTERING THE OCEAN. WHEN IN DOUBT...JUST STAY OUT. WHEN VISITING THE SHORELINE NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN.
KAPLAN
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