Flood, Fog and Surf Advisories Span West Coast

The National Weather Service issued dense-fog advisories for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, Spokane and Washington’s Kittitas Valley, warning of hazardous driving conditions. Flood threats included minor flooding along the Skokomish River in Mason County, urban and small-stream flooding in Clark County through 2 p.m. Tuesday, and possible 1.5- to 2-foot tidal inundation in western Whatcom and San Juan counties around high tide Wednesday morning. A high-surf warning forecast 25- to 30-foot waves for Big Sur and San Francisco County from Friday evening into early Sunday, with risks of coastal flooding, erosion and life-threatening surf. Other advisories warned of dangerous surf and rip currents on Southern California beaches, including 5- to 9-foot surf in Ventura County through Tuesday noon and 10- to 16-foot waves with coastal flooding in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties through Monday at 10 p.m.; warnings also covered the South Washington and Oregon coasts. Officials urged people to avoid floodwaters and hazardous surf, stay off jetties and rocks, and never drive through floodwater or around barricades.