King tides are rising up around Vancouver Islandsa国际传媒檚 West Coast this week, but are expected to calm down by Thursday morning.

The Pacific Rim National Park Reserve issued an advisory on Dec. 31 to warn West Coasters of sa国际传媒渆xtreme high tidessa国际传媒� for five consecutive days beginning on Sunday and lasting through Wednesday.

sa国际传媒淎dditional factors contributing to coastal flooding includes; high winds, large waves and storm surges. When combined these events can create coastal flooding causing beaches to flood, and drift logs to float and roll,sa国际传媒� the advisory states.

Wesa国际传媒檙e experiencing king tides! Heresa国际传媒檚 a well known beach access at Mackenzie Beach. This beach is also called sa国际传媒榯in wissa国际传媒� in Nuu-chah-nulth, meaning sa国际传媒榗alm waterssa国际传媒� but this is anything but calm! Be safe,be . Learn more from :

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Residents are urged to plan their shoreline activities around the tide charts and to stay alert.

sa国际传媒淏e aware and watch the rising tide along your route to ensure that you can safely return the way you came,sa国际传媒� it reads. sa国际传媒淩espect the oceansa国际传媒檚 power and stay off the beaches and drift logs if the tide or swell is high.sa国际传媒�

All shoreline users are reminded to never turn their back to the ocean and to always leave space and time to react to sudden surges.

sa国际传媒淥bserve the conditions closely before you step out onto the beach,sa国际传媒� the advisory reads, adding that Park Reserve staff will monitor conditions and some areas could be closed off depending on the severity of flooding seas.

More information on staying safe around local shores can be found at .

andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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