[EDIS] high surf warning remains in effect until 4 pm pst thursday... ... coastal flood watch remains in effect from this evening through wednesday afternoon

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HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ... COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON

A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. A
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A SERIES OF POWERFUL WINTER STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC ARE
GENERATING LARGE AND LONG PERIOD SWELL. THESE SWELL HAVE BEGUN TO
IMPACT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST. AT 5:30 AM PST
TUESDAY... SWELLS BETWEEN 21 AND 24 FEET WERE REPORTED BY BUOYS IN THE
COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN POINT ARENA AND POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS.
SEA HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SWELLS AND REMAIN ABOVE
20 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY. THESE SWELL WILL HAVE A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 16 TO 18
SECONDS AND RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS IN THE SURF ZONE. LARGE SWELL
TRAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH WAVES AS HIGH AS 25 FEET EXPECTED.
COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR FROM LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHEN LARGE BREAKING WAVES OCCUR IN
CONJUNCTION WITH HIGH TIDES AND HEAVY RAINFALL RUNOFF. THE TIME
PERIODS OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR COASTAL FLOODING ARE DURING HIGH
TIDE AND WHEN RAINFALL RUNOFF IS GREATEST. HIGH TIDE AT THE
GOLDEN GATE WILL OCCUR AT 2:42 AM PST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
AGAIN AT 2:18 PM PST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL RUNOFF FROM
WEDNESDAY.S STORM WILL LIKELY BE HEAVIEST DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. SWELL HEIGHTS IN
EXCESS OF 20 FEET ARE FORECAST ALONG THE BEACHES DURING THE
WARNING PERIOD.
&&

THESE POWERFUL SWELL WILL PRODUCE LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND STRONG
RIP CURRENTS WITHIN THE SURF ZONE. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHILE
VISITING CALIFORNIA BEACHES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR COASTAL
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.

Area: SAN FRANCISCO-COASTAL NORTH BAY... INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL
SEASHORE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN
MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-

Category: Met
Event: COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
Sender: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Expires: 2010-01-20T16:00:00-08:00
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
See http://edis.oes.ca.gov/255412.xml
Sent: 2010-01-19T05:36:34-08:00
Status: Actual
Message Type: Update
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