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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
145 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AND
WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH
TODAY...

.A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS MOVING INTO THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS
OVERNIGHT GENERATED BY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.
THIS WILL BRING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF TO WEST AND NORTHWEST
FACING BEACHES OF THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TODAY.
IN ADDITION...SOME OF THIS SWELL ENERGY IS MOVING INTO THE INNER
COASTAL WATERS AS WELL... ALSO PRODUCING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF
ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES
THROUGH TODAY. SURF SHOULD DECREASE LATER TONIGHT.

CAZ040-041-221745-
/O.EXT.KLOX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-091123T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
145 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

BREAKERS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6
FEET ACROSS SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH TODAY...BRINGING
AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY...INCLUDING PORTIONS
OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WEST FACING BEACHES.

$$

CAK

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
145 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF EXPECTED ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AND
WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH
TODAY...

.A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL IS MOVING INTO THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS
OVERNIGHT GENERATED BY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.
THIS WILL BRING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF TO WEST AND NORTHWEST
FACING BEACHES OF THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH TODAY.
IN ADDITION...SOME OF THIS SWELL ENERGY IS MOVING INTO THE INNER
COASTAL WATERS AS WELL... ALSO PRODUCING HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF
ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES
THROUGH TODAY. SURF SHOULD DECREASE LATER TONIGHT.

CAZ034-035-221745-
/O.EXT.KLOX.CF.S.0014.000000T0000Z-091123T0200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
145 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

BREAKERS OF 7 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST AND
NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...BRINGING AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENT
ACTIVITY.

$$

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