Coast Guard urges Southern California to prepare for heavy weather

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/28/2018 10:53 AM EST

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U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment LA/LB
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Coast Guard urges Southern California to prepare for heavy weather

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard strongly encourages mariners and boaters in the Southern California region to prepare for heavy weather expected to impact the region Wednesday morning through the weekend.

The heavy weather is expected to cause dangerous surf and rip current conditions throughout the Los Angeles and San Diego regions.

Los Angeles-Long Beach is expected to experience rip currents and up to 6-foot surf with potential for 12-foot surf Wednesday evening through Thursday.

San Diego is expected to get rip currents and high surf with potential to reach 12-feet Wednesday through the weekend.

Mariners and beachgoers are encouraged to take the following precautions to protect themselves and their vessels:

  • Monitor the weather and heed all marine warnings
  • Double-check mooring lines when securing boats and take precautions for items stored loosely aboard
  • Secure all paddle craft so they do not end up in the water and cause a false distress
  • Recreational boaters, personal watercraft and paddle craft users are advised to stay off the water due to extremely hazardous sea conditions
  • Swimmers, surfers and wind surfers are strongly urged to stay out of the water during this period of heavy weather due to increased risk of drowning from rip currents and sneaker waves
  • If mariners must get underway, they should create a float plan and send it to friends and families before getting underway, which consists of a description of the vessel, the number of people aboard, the destination and the expected return time
  • Always wear a proper life jacket when on the water and use VHF-FM channel 16 to notify rescuers in the event of an emergency

For additional information regarding the weather, visit the National Weather Service.

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