Amid a recent high-profile death at California beaches, the National Weather Service has warned of coastal flooding and strong rip currents along the central coast, including Ventura County, through June 17.
The Los Angeles coast may experience minor, but impactful coastal flooding on June 16, with tides causing waters to reach the parking lot of Zuma Beach in Malibu, said Devin Black, a meteorologist with the agency’s Oxnard-area office, in an online news conference.
Tides will likely peak the night of June 16, reaching about 7-feet high between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m., with elevated surf between 3 and 6 feet, Black said.
The central coast from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles will likely experience strong rip currents with the peak on the night of June 16, the meteorologist said. Conditions may linger through June 18.
The rip currents come amid other strong ocean conditions, like those that swept away a mother and her two children in Laguna Beach on June 9.
Then from June 22 to June 26, Southern California is forecast to experience increased heat, Black said. While strong rip currents will likely subside by then, the summer heat is sure to draw more beachgoers.
The valleys, such as San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope, have the potential for triple-digit heat while the Los Angeles metro area may have potential for weather in the 90s, the meteorologist said.
The forecast shows that there will likely be a moderate heat risk from June 23 to June 26, with a possibility of heat advisories in the valleys.
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com, 805-437-0224 or @ecentenoaraujo on Instagram and X.
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