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51. First WARNING issued by the NWS

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Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
151 PM PST THU FEB 27 2014

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE BEACHES FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...

.A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL GENERATE LARGE...ROUGH SURF AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
SURF WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FRIDAY...AND PEAK SATURDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF HIGH SURF...HIGH TIDES ABOVE 6.5 FEET...STRONG
ONSHORE WINDS...AND RAINFALL RUN- OFF WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...WITH MORE VULNERABLE AREAS
POSSIBLY EXPERIENCING MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING WHICH
COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON FRIDAY. A LARGE
WEST-SOUTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING SATURDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY
GENERATE SURF UP TO 15 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTIES. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF MINOR TO
POSSIBLY MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FOR
SATURDAY. SWELL AND SURF WILL RAPIDLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...ENDING THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT. SURF IS FORECAST
TO FALL BELOW 7 FEET ON MONDAY.

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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
151 PM PST THU FEB 27 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
MONDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST
SUNDAY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* CHANGES SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...CHANGED THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH TO
A WARNING...ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOME MORE
VULNERABLE LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE COASTAL FLOODING
SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INUNDATION OF
LOW-LYING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES ALONG THE BEACHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING LOCATIONS...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...
CARDIFF...IMPERIAL BEACH...LA JOLLA SHORES AND NEWPORT BEACH
ARE JUST SOME OF THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO
COASTAL FLOODING.

* COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
COASTAL FLOODING MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* TIDES...MORNING HIGH TIDES OF 6.0 TO 6.7 FT BETWEEN 8 AND 930
AM...AND EVENING HIGH TIDES OF 5.5 TO 5.8 FEET BETWEEN 9 TO 10
PM. HIGHEST HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING.

* SURF...8 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SURF LOWERING TO 6 TO 9 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...AND
CONTINUE TO LOWER THE REST OF THE DAY.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO BEACH-FRONT
PROPERTY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. LARGE AND ROUGH
SURF...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. SURF...LARGE TIDAL
SWINGS...AND PRECIPITATION MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TO
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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JJT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU.
PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK
ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

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