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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Alaska
Issued by the National Weather Service
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List of Active Alerts by County
Bristol Bay
short term forecast
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area
short term forecast
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area
short term forecast
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area
short term forecast
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island
short term forecast
Eastern Chichagof Island
short term forecast
Eastern Norton Sound, Nulato Hills
winter storm watch
Glacier Bay
short term forecast
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal
short term forecast
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
short term forecast
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island
short term forecast
Misty Fjords
short term forecast
Northern Arctic Coast
short term forecast
Pribilof Islands
short term forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area
short term forecast
Southern Inner Channels
short term forecast
Southern Seward Peninsula Coast
winter storm watch
St Lawrence Island, Bering Strait Coast
winter storm watch
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway
short term forecast
Yukon Delta
high surf advisory
winter storm watch
Short Term Forecast
Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE YAKUTAT AK
248 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ017-080500-
CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA
INCLUDING YAKUTAT-
248 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS BECOMING MIXED WITH SNOW AT
TIMES THIS EVENING. SE WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 MPH
EAST OF DRY BAY. EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH IN YAKUTAT.
$$
DS NOV 09
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Short Term Forecast
Taiya Inlet, Klondike Highway (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ018-080640-
TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY-
INCLUDING...SKAGWAY
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES AND BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING
TO 10 MPH BY LATE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING WITH SNOW
SHOWERS ABOVE 1700 FEET. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN
INCH WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH NEAR WHITE PASS
THROUGH 9 PM. TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 30S NEAR
SKAGWAY...RANGING TO THE UPPER 20S NEAR WHITE PASS BY LATE
EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Haines Borough, Lynn Canal (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ019-080640-
HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL-
INCLUDING...HAINES
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
LOCALLY BREEZY WITH RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE SOUTH CONTINUING THIS
EVENING. RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SNOW NEAR THE BORDER.
LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH 9 PM. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO
25 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS AT LOCATIONS ALONG LYNN CANAL.
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 30S BY LATE EVENING WITH CLOUDY
SKIES.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Glacier Bay (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ020-080640-
GLACIER BAY-
INCLUDING...GUSTAVUS
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES. RAIN SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH CONTINUING
WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH BY 9
PM. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE
UPPER 30S BY LATE EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Eastern Chichagof Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ021-080640-
EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
INCLUDING...HOONAH
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE SOUTH CONTINUING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH 9 PM. EAST
WIND TO 10 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG
NORTHERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND. TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 30S
BY LATE EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Salisbury Sound to Cape Fairweather Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ022-080640-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...ELFIN COVE...PELICAN
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
BREEZY EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHEST GUSTS AT EXPOSED
COASTAL LOCATIONS. RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE SOUTH CONTINUING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH 9 PM.
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY DECREASING INTO THE UPPER 30S BY LATE
EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Cape Decision to Salisbury Sound Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ023-080640-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
INCLUDING...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE SOUTH CONTINUING.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH 9
PM. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH...HIGHEST WINDS AT COASTAL
LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 30S BY LATE
EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Eastern Baranof Island, Southern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ024-080640-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING...ANGOON
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES. RAIN SHOWERS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH CONTINUING
WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH 9 PM.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND TO 10 MPH. TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
DECREASING INTO THE UPPER 30S BY LATE EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Juneau Borough, Northern Admiralty Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ025-080640-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INCLUDING...JUNEAU
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. SOUTHEAST
WIND 15 TO 25 MPH...HIGHEST WINDS FROM DOWNTOWN JUNEAU NORTH
ALONG THE GASTINEAU CHANNEL. RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING TO MOVE IN
FROM THE SOUTH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH
THROUGH 9 PM. TEMPERATURES DECREASING INTO THE UPPER 30S BY LATE
EVENING. CLOUDY SKIES.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Inner Channels from Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ026-080640-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE
340 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
CLOUDY SKIES AND LOCALLY BREEZY. RAIN SHOWERS FROM THE SOUTH
CONTINUING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH 9
PM. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ALONG
NORTHEASTERN PRINCE OF WALES AND WESTERN ETOLIN ISLANDS.
TEMPERATURES SLOWLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 30S BY LATE EVENING.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Dixon Entrance to Cape Decision Coastal Area (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ027-028-080700-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Southern Inner Channels (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ027-028-080700-
DIXON ENTRANCE TO CAPE DECISION COASTAL AREA-
SOUTHERN INNER CHANNELS-
INCLUDING...CRAIG...KLAWOCK...KETCHIKAN...METLAKATLA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.
$$
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Short Term Forecast
Misty Fjords (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANNETTE AK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ029-080700-
MISTY FJORDS-
INCLUDING...HYDER
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
ALONG THE SOUTHERN OUTER COAST.
$$
FS NOV 09
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Short Term Forecast
Bristol Bay (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KING SALMON AK
1055 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ161-082300-
BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT
1055 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS FROM KING SALMON NORTHEAST TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF PATCHY FOG FROM PILOT POINT
SOUTH REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES.
$$
DA NOV 09
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Short Term Forecast
Pribilof Islands (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST PAUL AK
121 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ195-080400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING...ST PAUL AND ST GEORGE
121 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
THROUGH 7 PM EXPECT A STEADY FLOW OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
$$
SAS NOV 09
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Short Term Forecast
Northern Arctic Coast (Alaska)
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BARROW AK
230 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ202-080500-
NORTHERN ARCTIC COAST-
INCLUDING...BARROW...ALAKTAK...PITT POINT...NULAVIK
230 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
.NOW...
MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL FLURRIES BY LATE EVENING.
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TEMPERATURE AROUND ZERO TO FIVE BELOW.
WINDCHILL AROUND 20 BELOW.
$$
JS NOV 09
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Winter Storm Watch
Southern Seward Peninsula Coast (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ211-081430-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0012.091109T0900Z-091110T0900Z/
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND ON MONDAY. THIS COULD
BRING HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST...INCLUDING NOME...FROM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.
$$
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Winter Storm Watch
Eastern Norton Sound, Nulato Hills (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ212-081430-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0012.091109T1500Z-091110T1500Z/
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...
SHAKTOOLIK
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND ON MONDAY. THIS COULD
BRING HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS FROM EARLY MONDAY
THROUGH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.
$$
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Winter Storm Watch
St Lawrence Island, Bering Strait Coast (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ213-081430-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0012.091109T0300Z-091110T0300Z/
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND ON MONDAY. THIS COULD
BRING HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND THE BERING STRAIT COAST FROM LATE SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.
$$
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Winter Storm Watch
Yukon Delta (Alaska)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ214-081430-
/X.NEW.PAFG.WS.A.0012.091109T0900Z-091110T0900Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
1246 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND ON MONDAY. THIS COULD
BRING HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
THE YUKON DELTA FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY.
$$
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High Surf Advisory
Yukon Delta (Alaska)
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1241 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
AKZ214-081430-
/X.NEW.PAFG.SU.Y.0008.091109T1500Z-091110T0900Z/
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
1241 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST
MONDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO NORTON SOUND ON MONDAY. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG WEST WINDS AND HEAVY SURF TO THE YUKON
DELTA ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION IS
EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
$$
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