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High Surf Advisory
    

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Current conditions
As of 11:47 PM PST
at Los Angeles Downtown, California

Clear
Temperature: 54°
Wind: Calm
Dewpoint: 27°
Humidity: 35%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Forecast

As of 8:02 PM PST on March 9, 2010

Tonight...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 40s. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with local gusts to 35 mph in the evening...becoming north 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. Windy. Highs around 60. North winds 10 to 20 mph becoming west to northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night...Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph in the evening becoming north 10 to 20 mph.

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    Regional conditions
LocationConditionsTemp..
Los Angeles (Los Angeles - Usc Campus Downtown) Clear 54°
Inglewood Clear 53°
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International) Scattered Clouds 54°
Santa Monica Clear 53°
Long Beach Clear 51°
Torrance Partly Cloudy 54°
El Monte data not available
Sun Valley Clear 51°
Buena Park Clear 48°
Los Alamitos Clear 48°

Almanac

Key: T = Trace of precipitation; MM = data not available
March 10, 2010
Normal high:69° Record high:96° (1916)
Normal low:51° Record low:38° (1893)
Sunrise:6:10 AM Moon Rise: 3:13 AM
Sunset:5:56 PM Moon Set: 1:31 PM
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High Surf Advisory
Issued by the National Weather Service at 8:03 PM PST on March 9, 2010


... High surf advisory now in effect until 6 am PST Wednesday...

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has extended a
high surf advisory for the Los Angeles and Ventura County beaches.
This advisory is now in effect until 6 am PST Wednesday.

A short period westerly swell will continue to create a high surf
conditions at areas beaches. Surf 4 to 7 feet with local sets to
9 feet possible. The highest surf will occur along west facing
beaches. The high surf will also result in strong rip currents
which will make swimming dangerous for anyone entering the ocean.

This advisory may need to be extended if residual energy remains
by Wednesday morning... or if winds are forecast to strengthen
over the coastal waters.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area... producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.





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