* WAVES AND SURF...A POWERFUL WEST SWELL WILL CREATE BREAKERS UPTO 25 FEET.

* TIMING...THE WEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE SNEAKER WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE ANY TIME FROM NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY, THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AS THE SWELL PEAKS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...ALL BEACH AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THESE LARGE, POWERFUL WAVES.

* IMPACTS...SNEAKER WAVES CAN CAUSE SUDDEN RUSHES OF WATER OVER AREAS NOT PREVIOUSLY WASHED BY WAVES. HAZARDOUS SURF WILL CAUSE WAVES TO RUN UP MUCH HIGHER ON THE BEACHES THAN NORMAL. THESE POWERFUL WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND OTHER EXPOSED ROCKS. THEY CAN ALSO EASILY MOVE LARGE LOGS AND OTHER BEACH DEBRIS. BAR CROSSINGS AND THE SURF ZONE WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO STRONG CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES.

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