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High Surf and Tidal Flooding on the Washington Coast Through Wednesday
The big swell that hit California moves north: large breakers from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 10 a.m. Wednesday, with up to 2 feet of flooding at high tide.
The National Weather Service office in Seattle has a High Surf Advisory for the Northern Washington Coast and Grays Harbor County Coast zones from 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, to 10 a.m. PST Wednesday, November 11, for large breaking waves along the coast.
A Coastal Flood Advisory runs at the same time from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. The weather service expects minor tidal flooding around high tide, with 1.5 to 2 feet of water above ground level possible along shorelines and low-lying areas, which may flood parking lots, parks and roads, with only isolated road closures.
The agency warns that large breaking waves can knock people off their feet, move driftwood and debris and crash over rocks and jetties, and that people can be injured or drown while watching the ocean. It also expects localized beach erosion.
On California's Central Coast, the high surf and coastal flood advisories from the same swell were set to end at noon Tuesday. The San Francisco office has Coastal Flood Advisories for the Bay shoreline and the Monterey Bay and Big Sur coast running to Friday afternoon, with up to 1.6 feet of inundation possible in low-lying areas.
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