Monday, December 30, 2019
High Surf Warning This Week
Posted
By Kimberly Wear
on Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:08 PM
Starting today and building up in height through Thursday, the Eureka office of the National Weather Service is warning that “large, steep” waves will be washing up local beaches and over jetties this week.
According to NWS, the waves will begin building 17 to 20 feet today and should reach up to 25 feet by Wednesday, heights which are expected to continue for another day.
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The NWS warns folks to “stay back from the surf and off of jetties and rocks.”
For weather information visit
www.weather.gov/eka/marine. For buoy observations check
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/.
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