Stay Off the Water and the Beaches This Weekend, Says Coast Guard

Big wave on South Jetty today

Big wave on South Jetty today. [Photo by Laurie Jensen. See more of Laurie Jensen’s work at the Humboldt Bay Birds Facebook page.]

Press release from the US Coast Guard:

The Coast Guard urges the public to exercise caution along the Northern California coast as a winter storm is forecasted to impact coastal Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties this weekend. 

The public is advised to stay off the water and avoid hazardous conditions near beaches and jetties, as the storm is forecasted to cause gale force winds and 30-foot waves.

“This storm is expected to bring breaking waves of up to 30 feet,” said Kathleen Zontos, a spokesperson for the National Weather Service in Eureka. “This would be a good weekend to stay off the beach. For those who want to view the waves, the safest place would be from a parking area. Always remember to stay clear of jetties, don’t climb on shore side rocks and never turn your back on the ocean.”

Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay personnel and local mariners have reported waves breaking farther into the bay than in previous seasons and extending into navigational channels.

“We are seeing hazardous conditions inside Humboldt Bay with breaking waves reaching areas that have historically remained protected during winter storms,” said Capt. Greg Fuller, the Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay commander. “This is not the weekend to be on the water. Storms like this one have the potential to turn deadly.”

A storm earlier this week brought waves into the Humboldt Bay entrance channel with enough power to break a 20-foot tall, 3-ton buoy free of its anchor.

If it is essential to get underway, the Coast Guard advises mariners to take appropriate precautions. Always check weather conditions, wear a life jacket and carry a marine-band VHF radio.

The latest weather reports can be found at weather.gov/eka/.

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Big louie
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Big louie
5 years ago

Semper paratus my coast guard friends stay safe you have to go out butt you dont have to come back

Big Bang
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5 years ago

If I had the GIANT stones it took to go out in the U.S.CG.roll-over boat, I don’t think the pay would make up for the laundry bill for my undies! Safe journeys, and, THANK GOD FOR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD!
48 ALPHA,Bar Bouncer, Out…

industrial disease
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industrial disease
5 years ago

Haters gonna hate, crabbers gonna crab

laurie jensen
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laurie jensen
5 years ago

Thank you Kym once again for using my photo!!! I was high up on a bluff on the south jetty, wind kept knocking me down and wind driven sand went places its not suppose to go But it was worth the safe adventure to get photos

Central HumCo
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5 years ago
Reply to  laurie jensen

laurie,

Will you please let us know if you see a FEMA barge pulling into the Bay?

Thank you for posting your comments, and your fantastic pictures you share.