000 WHHW40 PHFO 080144 CFWHFO URGENT - HIGH SURF MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 PM HST MON MAR 7 2005 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII THROUGH TUESDAY... .OVERVIEW...A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL BUILT RAPIDLY AND PEAKED DURING THE DAY AT BUOY 51001. THE LARGEST SWELLS WILL REACH KAUAI LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...OAHU THIS EVENING...AND THE REST OF THE ISLAND CHAIN OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS SURF WILL RISE RAPIDLY ALONG NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES AS THE SWELL ARRIVES. A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORELINES. COASTAL RESIDENTS NEED TO MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM LARGE WAVES AND RESULTING COASTAL FLOODING. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORES WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-081400- NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE- OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- 400 PM HST MON MAR 7 2005 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH TUESDAY... SURF ALONG THE NORTH FACING SHORES WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO 30 TO 35 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 20 TO 25 FEET ON TUESDAY. SURF ALONG THE WEST FACING SHORES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 16 TO 22 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 12 TO 18 FEET TUESDAY. $$ HIZ017-019-020-081400- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 400 PM HST MON MAR 7 2005 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH FACING SHORES THROUGH TUESDAY... SURF ALONG THE NORTH FACING SHORES WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO 20 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 20 TO 25 FEET TUESDAY. $$ HIZ023-026-081400- KONA-KOHALA- 400 PM HST MON MAR 7 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... SURF WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY... $$ WROE  000 WHUS42 KTBW 081008 CFWTBW COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 459 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 FLZ039-042-048>050-055-060-082100- CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADENTON...BRADENTON BEACH...CEDAR KEY... CLEARWATER...CRYSTAL RIVER...HERNANDO BEACH...HUDSON... NEW PORT RICHEY...SARASOTA...VENICE AND YANKEETOWN. 459 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE BEACHES OF PASCO...LEVY...CITRUS...SARASOTA... HERNANDO...PINELLAS AND MANATEE COUNTIES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT...WILL BUILD SEAS TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS WAVE ENERGY WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES IN THE FORM OF ROUGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES. BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF MAY REACH 8 TO 10 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE WIND SUBSIDES. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE BEACHES. BEACH GOERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...STRONG UNDERTOW...AND RIP CURRENTS. BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE) $$  000 WHUS46 KMTR 081052 CFWMTR COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 237 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 CAZ005-006-009-074-075-091100- COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO-SAN MATEO COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES- 237 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY... A LONG PERIOD AND LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE COASTLINE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEA HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 14 AND 18 FEET WITH LOCAL 20 FOOT BREAKERS POSSIBLE. AS OF 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING OFFSHORE BUOYS 650 NM WEST OF POINT CONCEPTION WERE ALREADY REPORTING 21 FEET SEAS AT 20 SECONDS. DUE TO THESE EXPECTED LARGE AND HIGH ENERGY WAVES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE AT THEIR HIGHEST POINTS FOR THE MONTH. HIGH TIDE AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE ON WEDNESDAY WILL OCCUR AROUND 10:30 AM AT 6.5 FEET. ON THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 11:15 AM AT 6.2 FEET. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IN FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS AS THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WILL COINCIDE WITH THESE LARGE SEAS. $$ WALBRUN  000 WHUS46 KMTR 081059 CCA CFWMTR COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 237 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 CAZ005-006-009-074-075-091100- COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO-SAN MATEO COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES- 237 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY... A LONG PERIOD AND LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE COASTLINE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEA HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 14 AND 18 FEET WITH LOCAL 20 FOOT BREAKERS POSSIBLE. AS OF 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING OFFSHORE BUOYS 650 NM WEST OF CAPE MENDOCINO WERE ALREADY REPORTING 21 FEET SEAS AT 20 SECONDS. DUE TO THESE EXPECTED LARGE AND HIGH ENERGY WAVES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE AT THEIR HIGHEST POINTS FOR THE MONTH. HIGH TIDE AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE ON WEDNESDAY WILL OCCUR AROUND 10:30 AM AT 6.5 FEET. ON THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 11:15 AM AT 6.2 FEET. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IN FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS AS THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WILL COINCIDE WITH THESE LARGE SEAS. $$ WALBRUN  000 WHUS46 KMTR 082120 CCA CFWMTR COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 237 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 CAZ005-006-009-074-075-091100- COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO-SAN MATEO COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES- 237 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY... A LONG PERIOD AND LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...REACHING THE COASTLINE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEA HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 14 AND 18 FEET WITH LOCAL 20 FOOT BREAKERS POSSIBLE. AS OF 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING OFFSHORE BUOYS 650 NM WEST OF CAPE MENDOCINO WERE ALREADY REPORTING 21 FOOT SEAS AT 20 SECONDS. DUE TO THESE EXPECTED LARGE AND HIGH ENERGY WAVES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL BE AT THEIR HIGHEST POINTS FOR THE MONTH. HIGH TIDE AT THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE ON WEDNESDAY WILL OCCUR AROUND 10:30 AM AT 6.5 FEET. ON THURSDAY MORNING THE HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 11:15 AM AT 6.2 FEET. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IN FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS AS THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WILL COINCIDE WITH THESE LARGE SEAS. $$ WALBRUN  000 WHUS46 KEKA 081140 CFWEKA HEAVY SURF ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 332 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 .A STRONG STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL CAUSE LARGE WAVES TO APPROACH THE NORTHWEST COAST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND REACH THE SHORE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES AND COASTAL ROCKS. WAVES AND SURF SHOULD SUBSIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. CAZ001-002-090000- MENDOCINO COAST CA-REDWOOD COAST CA- ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ON WEDNESDAY... HIGH SURF OF AROUND 18 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG THE NORTHWEST COAST ON WEDNESDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE SHORELINE FROM NEAR THE OREGON BORDER SOUTH TO POINT ARENA INCLUDING CRESCENT CITY...TRINIDAD...THE NORTH AND SOUTH SPITS OF HUMBOLDT BAY...SHELTER COVE...FT BRAGG AND MENDOCINO. PEOPLE PLANING ACTIVITY ALONG THE SHORELINE SHOULD EXPECT VERY LARGE BREAKING WAVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ CWS  000 WHHW40 PHFO 081347 CFWHFO URGENT - HIGH SURF MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 400 AM HST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF NIIHAU KAUAI OAHU AND MOLOKAI THROUGH TODAY... ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH FACING SHORES OF MAUI THROUGH TODAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING SHORES OF THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII THROUGH TODAY... .OVERVIEW...THE LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL THAT HIT THE NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES OF KAUAI AND OAHU MONDAY AND OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO START DIMINISHING TODAY. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE ADVISORY LEVELS BY TONIGHT. THE SURF WILL REMAIN IN THE ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY. A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORELINES. COASTAL RESIDENTS NEED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM LARGE WAVES AND RESULTING COASTAL FLOODING. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVES ALONG THE AFFECTED SHORES WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND WELL AWAY FROM THE SHORE BREAK DUE TO THE HAZARDOUS WAVE ACTION AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. HIZ001>003-006>008-012-013-090200- NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE- OAHU KOOLAU-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD- 400 AM HST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH TODAY... SURF ALONG THE NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 20 TO 28 FEET TODAY. THE SURF ALONG THE WEST FACING SHORES WILL BE 14 TO 20 FEET TODAY. $$ HIZ017-019-020-090200- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA- 400 AM HST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR NORTH FACING SHORES THROUGH TODAY... SURF ALONG THE NORTH FACING SHORES WILL BE 20 TO 28 FEET TODAY. $$ HIZ023-026-090200- KONA-KOHALA- 400 AM HST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH TODAY... SURF WILL BE 4 TO 8 FEET THROUGH TODAY. $$ LAU  000 WHUS42 KTBW 081841 CFWTBW COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 140 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 FLZ039-042-048>050-055-060-090100- CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADENTON...BRADENTON BEACH...CEDAR KEY... CLEARWATER...CRYSTAL RIVER...HERNANDO BEACH...HUDSON... NEW PORT RICHEY...SARASOTA...VENICE AND YANKEETOWN. 140 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING HAVE BUILT SEAS TO 6 TO 10 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS WAVE ENERGY WILL IMPACT THE BEACH IN THE FORM OF ROUGH SURF AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES. BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF WILL CONTINUE TO REACH 4 TO 6 FEET UNTIL DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AS THE WIND SUBSIDES. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE BEACHES. BEACHGOERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RJS  000 WHPQ40 PGUM 081845 CFWPQ URGENT - HIGH SURF MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 445 AM GUAM LST WED MAR 9 2005 .OVERVIEW...THE NORTHWEST SWELL GENERATED SOUTH OF JAPAN OVER THE WEEKEND IS NOW SUBSIDING...AND SURF SHOULD FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND YAP STATE THIS EVENING. MEAN- WHILE...FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HAZARDOUS SURF TO THE EASTERN CAROLINE AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR NAURU IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRADE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN AND BRING AN INCREASE IN SEAS AND SURF FOR POHNPEI AND KOSRAE LATER THIS WEEK. PMZ161-171-091900- KOROR PALAU-YAP- 445 AM GUAM LST WED MAR 9 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG NORTH- WEST...NORTH AND NORTHEAST FACING EXPOSURES THIS MORNING... FALLING TO 7 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THIS EVENING. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED BEACHES AND REEFS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON NORTH COASTS...DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. $$ PMZ172-173-174-181-091900- CHUUK-POHNPEI-KOSRAE-MAJURO- 445 AM GUAM LST WED MAR 9 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... FOR CHUUK...SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH... NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING EXPOSURES TODAY...RISING TO 8 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY. FOR POHNPEI...SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 9 FEET ALONG NORTH...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING EXPOSURES TODAY...RISING TO 9 TO 11 FEET THURSDAY. STRENGTHENING TRADE WINDS WILL BRING A FURTHER RISE IN SURF TOWARD THE WEEKEND. FOR KOSRAE...SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG NORTH...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING EXPOSURES TODAY...RISING TO 9 TO 11 FEET THURSDAY. STRENGTHENING TRADE WINDS WILL BRING A FURTHER RISE IN SURF TOWARD THE WEEKEND. FOR MAJURO...SURF WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ALONG NORTH...NORTHEAST AND EAST FACING EXPOSURES THROUGH THURSDAY. AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED BEACHES AND REEFS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ON NORTHEAST COASTS...DUE TO THE HIGH RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. $$ C MA  000 WHMY40 PGUM 081944 CFWMY URGENT - HIGH SURF MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 600 AM LST WED MAR 9 2005 .OVERVIEW...NORTHWEST SWELLS GENERATED BY A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH STRONG TRADE WINDS GENERATED BY HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE MARIANAS TO MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS SURF FOR THE MARIANA ISLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY. GUZ001-002-003-004-092000- GUAM-ROTA-TINIAN-SAIPAN- 600 AM LST WED MAR 9 2005 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... NORTHEAST SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ON WEST... NORTHWEST...NORTH...NORTHEAST...EAST...AND SOUTHEAST FACING SHORELINES TODAY. SURF IS EXPECTED TO PEAK TONIGHT AT 9 TO 11 FEET AND REMAIN NEAR THESE HEIGHTS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. RESIDENTS AND BEACH GOERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND AVOID VENTURING NEAR EXPOSED REEFS AND BEACHES DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS. $$  000 WHUS42 KTBW 082051 CFWTBW COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 348 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 FLZ039-042-048>050-055-060-090822- CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-MANATEE-PASCO-PINELLAS-SARASOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRADENTON...BRADENTON BEACH...CEDAR KEY... CLEARWATER...CRYSTAL RIVER...HERNANDO BEACH...HUDSON... NEW PORT RICHEY...SARASOTA...VENICE AND YANKEETOWN. 348 PM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 400 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING... NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. SEAS CONTINUE AT OR ABOVE 10 FEET WELL OFFSHORE...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE ROUGH SURF...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE BEACHES. BEACH GOERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH SURF...LARGE BREAKING WAVES...STRONG UNDERTOW...AND RIP CURRENTS. BEACHGOERS ARE URGED TO HEED LIFEGUARD WARNINGS. A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE YOUR KNEES. IF CAUGHT IN THE SEAWARD PULL OF A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE DIRECTLY TOWARD SHORE. INSTEAD...MOVE SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RIP CURRENT UNTIL THE PULL EASES. ANOTHER METHOD OF ESCAPE IS TO LET THE RIP CURRENT PULL YOU SEAWARD 50 TO 100 YARDS...WHERE THE FORCE WEAKENS. THEN...SWIM TOWARD THE BEACH AT AN ANGLE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT. && FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW (LOWER CASE) $$ JILLSON  000 WHUS46 KSGX 090104 CFWSGX COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 200 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 CAZ042-043-091000- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 200 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SURF 7 FEET OR GREATER IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL 2 PM FRIDAY... LARGE WEST SWELL WITH A PERIOD OF ABOUT 18 SECONDS FROM A STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL CAUSE 6 TO 9 FOOT SURF WITH SOME SETS TO 12 FEET...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON FRIDAY. DURING PERIODS OF HIGH SURF...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE PRESENT WITH A STRONG ALONG SHORE CURRENT TO THE SOUTH. THESE VERY STRONG CURRENTS BRING DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. IT IS ALSO HAZARDOUS TO FISH OR OBSERVE WAVES FROM ROCKS OR EXPOSED COASTAL STRUCTURES... AS LARGE WAVES CAN SUDDENLY SWEEP ACROSS PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS. $$ HORTON  000 WHUS46 KEKA 082230 CFWEKA HIGH SURF ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 230 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 .LARGE WEST SWELL HAS BEEN GENERATED BY AN INTENSE STORM IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. A BUOY ANCHORED 600 MILES WEST OF EUREKA HAS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS OF 25 TO 30 FEET WITH DOMINANT PERIODS AROUND 20 SECONDS. CAZ001-002-091100- REDWOOD COAST CA-MENDOCINO COAST CA- ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY... LARGE AND FAST MOVING WEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEST SWELL WILL PEAK AROUND 21 FEET BY MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. THE LARGE AND LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL COUPLED WITH AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE OF 7 TO 8 FEET...WILL MAKE MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS AROUND HUMBOLDT BAY. HIGH TIDE FROM ARENA COVE TO CRESCENT CITY WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1000 AM AND NOON ON WEDNESDAY. PEOPLE PLANNING ACTIVITY ALONG THE SHORELINE OR BOATERS TRAVERSING HARBOR ENTRANCES ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION DUE TO THE INCREASED THREAT OF HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$  000 WHUS46 KLOX 082220 CFWLOX COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 CAZ034-035-091100- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 230 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A LARGE LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PRODUCING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST. WESTERLY SWELL BETWEEN 13 AND 15 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 17 TO 20 SECONDS IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON WEDNESDAY...PEAKING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING ON THURSDAY. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE BREAKERS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE LARGE WAVE POTENTIAL...HIGH TIDES BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL WILL BE VULNERABLE TO TIDAL OVERFLOW AND SOME COASTAL EROSION. REMEMBER THAT HIGH SURF IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH RIPTIDES...AND CAN BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SNAP A SURFBOARD IN HALF. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIPTIDE DO NOT SWIM AGAINST IT. INSTEAD...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. $$ RAT