>> from abc 7, live, breaking news. julian: a tsunami advisory has been issued for the west coast, including here in the bay area after a tsunami hit the largest island, sending waves flooding to the capital after an underwater volcano in the south pacific exploded in a violent russian -- eruption. we want to show it to you here. this is showing the massive as cloud -- ash cloud. stu nami advisories were also issued as far away as new zealand's north island. the warning centers sent tsunami waves of 2.7 feet, just shy of three feet high, on the largest island. no word on any injuries yet this morning. we want to get to meteorologist

lisa argen. what should we be watching for here in the bay area? lisa: we're looking at the spike in the sea level. the biggest spike we've seen has been over two feet in monterey. we've seen about 1.25 spikes, a quarter of a foot in san francisco. and the important thing to remember is this isn't one massive wave. it's a series of successive surges that create a lot of wave energy. with that energy, some of the bays and inlets would be affected that would otherwise be protected by oceans. that's what we are talking about . some of the ocean beaches have been closed. obviously, don't go in the water. stay away from the water. as we watch these minor preservation's come to the area, they have been minor, but some of the areas that are low-lying can experience some flooding. and within the next few hours, we'll continue to see this.

as i said, anywhere from one to three feet, the biggest spikes have been around monterey, with over two feet of a spike. so with that, we're going to be watching these sort of fade out throughout the next couple of hours. but in the meantime, anywhere from washington, california, oregon, all the way down the coast, people are urged to stay out of the water and take precautions as we seen some of these affect the bays and inlets that would otherwise be protected. julian: thank you, lisa. again, team coverage here. we do have sky seven headed to the marina, where an evacuation order has been put in place there. again, high tide is what we're watching right now. we want to check in with cornell barnard, live for us in sausalito. what are you seeing there? cornell: we are watching the water in the area of fort baker. we're on the north side of the golden gate bridge this morning, where we are seeing waves starting to surge on this rock

beach. we have actually just got here a few minutes ago, and a lot of people are taking notice of what appears to be this tsunmami approaching the bay area. just about every city has received an advisory or evacuation warning. as you said, yes, the marina is being evacuated. as we passed through marin county, we saw some sheriffs deputies down in sausalito, keeping an eye on the water. the sausalito police just put out an advisory on annexed alert, saying that they expect pretty much the worst king time you've ever seen, which could mean water lapping up onto bike lanes near sausalito, near mill valley. a lot of fishermen are here. other people have been taking pictures as soon as we got here, just watching the water pulse

and continue to come in. ocean beach has been evacuated,, just got some video from there on my phone of firefighters telling people to stay out of the water. get out of the water. stay away from the water, at least for the next hour as this advisory continues. we are seeing a coast guard vessel approach here. this is also a coast guard station. we haven't seen any boats here because they have been out monitoring the coast. we're told we have a vessel approaching here, keeping and i on what is going on here in the bay. back live here at the rock beach here at fort baker, continue to see some of the waves starting to pulse in, possibly a sign of this tsunami advisory. live in marin county, cornell bernard, abc 7 news.

julian: thank you for that live report. a live look from sky seven right now, this is the berkeley marina where those evacuation warnings have been put in place this morning. we are taking a close look at these boats to see if we see any rocking. that would be a sure sign of this to nami -- tsunami, and the waves rolling in. but it looks like those boats are calm at the moment. as lisa has been telling us, what we are expecting to see this morning will be pulsing tides. essentially, pulsing waves that will be rolling in throughout the day as we continue to watch this to nami advisory begin. we're taking these live images from sky seven overlooking the brooklyn molina -- marina, where things have been, at the moment. we know there have been tsunami advisories issued in local cities from mill valley to san francisco to emeryville. but again, this evacuation order

for the berkeley marina and also as cornell bernard mentioned moments ago, that ocean beach in san francisco is closed. we're currently working to speak to the san francisco fire department to hear what they've been seeing, what they've been dealing with this morning. but again, live team coverage of this tsunami advisory issued for the west coast as, after this underwater volcanic eruption that hit the largest island of tonga this morning. again, we will be watching this closely throughout the day, of course, live team coverage. and for the latest information, abc7news.com. now we update you on some of the other news of the day here, getting an at-home covid test at no cost through private insurance. all you need to do is buy the test online or in stores. and if you can find them, have them paid for at the time of the purchase, you'll get reimbursed by submitting a claim. insurers must pay for up to eight tests per covered

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baxter. thank you so much for being here this morning. >> thanks for having me. julian: absolutely. ocean beach has been closed. we want to talk about what is in place and what people should be expecting. jonathan: so in san francisco, like the coastline of california, we are seeing the impacts of this to nami. and first and foremost, lettuce and positive thoughts to anyone on the islands affected by this devastating incident. here in california, specifically san francisco, our coastlines are, at this time, in a position where we are asking people to stay out of the water and away from the coastline. reevaluate their plans if they involve going into the water or near the coastlines. we're expected to see one to three foot waves coming into our coastal areas. we're not expected to see

flooding from those, but more importantly, what we can't see is the undertow in the actual recurrent that's below that. these rip currents are going to be coming in surges. it's enough to pull somebody in ankle deep water out to see, and you can be a victim or a statistic, either one of which you don't want to become. julian: of course not. and that's why ocean beach is closed because of those rip currents. that can be so dangerous for folks who are unsuspecting, think in the water is fine, and then get pulled in. on that note, are there any active search or rescue missions happening at this hour for folks who weren't able to get to before the beach was closed. jonathan: thankfully, we have some amazing community members, a lot of support. everybody so far has been adhering to public servants requests to stay out of the water and away from the coastline. there are a couple of things you can do in addition to listening to us. if you can become better prepared by doing an internet

search for tsunami zones, that would give you some information from the tsunami zones. learning centers, as well as preparedness centers. you can also sign up for alerts in san francisco to get these advisory level alerts that go to the level of a we are by texting alertsf to 888777. julian: have you been out there this morning, jonathan? i don't know if you spoke to your folks at the firefighters that have been out there. what do you see in terms of the raves -- the waves? our meteorologist says we expect pulses throughout the day. what have we seen? jonathan: so this is very similar to what we saw when we had this to nami advisory -- tsunami advisory that occurred as a result of the incident in japan several years ago. and to the trained eye, you're most likely not going to see a difference. to the trained eye, ironically,

we have some battalion chiefs that are working there during the previous two nami advisories and the japan incident. and they are stating that they are able to see a very slight difference. and by having people out of the water and away from the coastline, it clears up our emergency services to respond to in incident if one is to occur a lot more rapidly and a lot more effectively. but more importantly, it keeps you, the community member, as possible. julian: that is certainly great advice right there. i believe you are talking about march, 2011 tsunami. many people might recall those images of boats slamming across the santa cruz coast. are we expecting to see the same force today? we are taking a live look right now of the santa cruz coastline where we do see some waves. every expecting to see the same magnitude, the same force that we saw 11 years ago? jonathan: to put it in

perspective, the one to three foot wavelength is going to be very consistent to when we seeking tides come in or a high surf advisory come in. traditionally, we've seen some swaying and rocking of vessels, especially those that are at port or in harbor port. as resulting from the actual tsunami, we're very closely watching this. we're in communications constantly with the national weather service, as well as city partners. we are going to get the right information to the right people immediately. julian: and again, we're taking a live look here at our camera from sausalito, where cornell barnard was just moments ago. you see the coast guard boats making its way across the bait. can we just put this in perspective for folks here, jonathan? this isn't a morning. this isn't a watch. but we're currently in an advisory for that tsunami can you put that into

perspective for what folks can expect to see? jonathan: absolutely. so, an advisory is going to below a three-foot morning. what we are seeing is a 2.5 feet surge coming through. in califorin califorin the advisor means we're not merely going to be seen flooding from thesekee'een in some of the pictures from the tsunami on the island. we're not going to see that here in san francisco or, respectively, in california. what we are going to see is the surges of waves, more importantly, the surges that are going to be three feet or less. they come with a very strong undertow and rip current that can pull somebody ankle deep water out to see. so those are the things we're really going to be looking at. in relation to see anything

affected boats in the harbor, ives's piquant -- spoken to the poor authority. they sent people to talk to individuals in the ports, specifically lots of people at pier 35 doing crab purchasing, so those areas may be affected. those are areas we are really monitoring. but at this time, they have not been. julian: good news there. not expecting you to rub a crystal ball right now, but can you project for us when we might be clear from this tsunami advisory being lifted, being canceled, as we watch closely here? jonathan: so we're speaking with the national weather service and the national weather service pio's. for myself, every hour, for the city of san francisco, it's anytime we see in instant pop up, they're contacting them. we rely on their expertise. there the true professionals in this. they're telling us we can expect

surges coming up intermittently every day for the next six to eight hours. julian: so for the next six to eight hours we'll of course course be on high other here. can you give us one last push for tips for folks that they should keep in mind? obviously, ocean beach, others are closed at the moment. but there's always those curious folks that want to get a look for themselves. can you give us one last safety warning here? jonathan: help us help you. stay away from the coastline. stay out of the water. julian: ok, it does sound as if we may have just lost jonathan baxter with the san francisco fire department, who has done an excellent job of getting us up to speed on what to expect today. he said we're not expected to see any large flooding. but the real danger here is the potential for rip currents that you can't see. so if folks are in that water, which they certainly aren't in

ocean beach right now because they are closed, it can pull them in and take them to danger, making it difficult for rescue crews to help someone. we continue to take live images from sky seven right now as we see the waves crashing and on much of the coastline as we continue to monitor the tsunami advisory that's been in place for several hours now. getting word that this is ocean beach and it's closed, and we don't see anyone on the beach. so that is a good sign right there. we have also been telling you about the evacuation orders that have been in place for places like the berkeley marina. let many of you might have woken up to those push alerts on your phone, from nick so, other alert systems, as well as the abc 7 news app, which you should of course download, letting you know about the tsunami advisory. from noe valley to san francisco to emeryville, we've been sharing the alerts throughout the day, letting them know this and advisory is in place.

again, if you're just waking up and just joining us, we want to get you up to speed. the tsunami advisory was issued for coastal areas of the state after a tsunami hit tonga, one of the largest islands there, ag we're looking at these live images of the closed ocean beach. as we wait to see how this will play out, we have been talking to jonathan baxter with the san francisco fire department, who said we don't expect to see any major flooding today, so good news there. the main threat is that rip current. and that's why we see beaches like ocean beach closed right now. i think we want to take a check now with meteorologist lisa argen for a look at the forecast. lisa: right, and just to go off from what you are saying, looking at sudden rises and falls in the water levels all around san francisco into santa cruz, kind of like what we'd have for king tied.

so we're watching therefore you, and also monitoring the cloud cover as to how much sunshine we have today. it's a mild start in some areas, and we'

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julian: welcome back.

if you're just joining us, taking a live look at sky seven from ocean beach, which is close right now as we watch this tsunami advisory that's been issued for much of the coastal area of the state. again, if you're just joining us, this is in response to a tsunami that hit tonga after an underwater volcanic eruption this morning. so we are very closely watching this tsunami advisory. putting this into context, this is not a warning. this is not a watch. this is an advisory. and we have been following this throughout the morning with our live team coverage. we've been showing you images from across the bay area, again to ocean beach, where we're looking right now where you don't see a soul on the beach because it's closed. we were here from the san francisco fire department spokesperson that we don't expect to see any heavy flooding as a result of the flooding advisory, but the rip current are the real danger here. any waves expected to be less than three feet, as well. and as we mentioned ocean beach is closed and it's just not a

good idea to go to any of our area beaches today as there is still that potential danger being swept into the water by these rogue rip currents. we want to check back in now with cornell barnard, who has been live for us this morning in sausalito closely watching what is happening there. hi, cornell. cornell: hey, good morning, julian, yeah, all eyes on the bay definitely this morning. we are watching the tide, the small waves pulls in here to four-bagger. fort baker -- fort baker. fort baker is on the north side. we've seen some small waves pulsing here for really the last 45 minutes. off to our right, a coast guard cutter is patrolling -- i should go over here. this coast guard cutter return here to fort baker. it has been out all morning. apparently patrolling the coast. if you can just pan over here, jackie, another coast guard cutter monitoring the situation

just off of fort baker here on the north side of the golden gate bridge. just saw a national park service ranger tell everyone on this fishing pier, the fort baker fishing pier, that weren't evacuated folks, but letting folks know there is an advisory, a tsunami advisory happening. if you wanted to leave, you could, but it wasn't a full-scale evacuation. they were just letting people know what the situation here is just so folks can be safe. the a lot of people have been coming down to check out what is happening here, check out the small waves, check out any sign or anything that might be different here on the golden gate bridge, or near the golden gate bridge. a lot of people coming down, including a science teacher i talked to 25 minutes ago. she lives in novato. she was fascinated by what was happening here. she is glad there was no damage. but just about every coastal city here in the bay area has

received an advisory to stay away from the coast. berkeley marina, as julian mentioned earlier, had been evacuated. ocean beach is closed. a fire department, fire engine has been telling people to stay away and stay out of the water. so for now, that is the situation, people watching and waiting, taking pictures of this tsunami advisory here in san francisco bay, certainly a rare, rare occurrence. we're live in marin county, i'm cornell barnard, abc 7 news. julian: thank you for that live report in sausalito. we want to bring meteorologist lisa argen into the conversation. even tempering our conversation of what we are seeing other. a pulsing tied? lisa: that's right. it's not one, huge wave. it's small, little pulses, five feet, eight feet go over six feet. and the biggest increase we've

seen is in monterey, where we saw a wave of four feet go as high as seven feet. so looking at water that has a lot of momentum and energy in it as it moves across some of the bays and inlets over the next few hours, actually the next six to eight hours, we can see waves over one to three feet above where they normally are. this is like an onset of a king tide. but the riptide is very dangerous and this is going to last throughout the afternoon. so we get big run ups and then they drop really, really love. so that's what we're weighed about, people thinking not a big deal, but the energy carried in the water erratically the next several hours. stay out of the water, off the beaches, obviously, and hopefully watching those vessels that hopefully won't get too sloshed around. high clouds throughout the state today, some of the moisture to the south of us. but we are looking at mostly cloudy skies right now. the air quality has been

moderate. that will continue. upper elevation winds will are coming down. that helped us in their department yesterday. as of yesterday, it looks pretty hazy. 46 in mountain view with upper 30's in santa clara, where we've got 50's on the coast, near 60. this is santa cruz, having a little bit of flooding due to the tsunami advisory. 38 in santa rosa, one of those cold outlying spots, parts of danville chile. low 40's. current air quality, we are all in the yellow here, which is moderate. that is because high-pressure is not provided a lot of mixing for us. and with the atmosphere kind of stagnant, the moderate air quality stays with us for the entire weekend, the holiday weekend, martin luther king jr. day on monday, and into tuesday, as well. we need a good brain, don't we? it doesn't look like we're going to see any rain for quite some time.

look at livermore right now. it has been a lot cooler there in the inland valleys, a little hazy to cloudy right now, mild start for most of you. in this dry pattern continues into next weekend, where we could see some record high temperatures. here's a look at the high cloudiness coming from the system offshore. this will continue throughout the entire weekend. we are going to look at the cooler weather arrive on monday, slightly cooler into tuesday, and then we'll do a reverse on storm track. where is it? nowhere near the bay area. it stays weight to the north -- way to the north. high and dry, above normal temperatures today into sunday. all the 60's there, slightly cooler for the holiday into tuesday with a few more 50's around bayside communities, 62 in oakland, 60 five san jose, and the accuweather 7 day forecast looking at above average readings with a mild winter spell continuing through the next several days and into next weekend.

so not unusual to see this break in the rain. looks like in another month, we can bring the reindeer back. we'll see. julian: hopefully so, so we can get out of this dry spell. thank you, lisa. we want to continue our coverage here of a tsunami advisor that's been issued, taking a live look right now at pacific beach from sky seven as we see the waves thrashing against the coast. thrashing against the coast. our i didn't have health insurance, not because i didn't want it. i worried it was too expensive and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. but now for the first time in our lives, i can do both. covered california makes health insurance easier in every way with financial help for millions of us and free assistance to compare your options. covered california. this way to health insurance. enrollment ends january 31st. go to coveredca.com

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>> now from abc 7, live, breaking news. julian: let's get you up to speed. a tsunami advisory has been issued for the west coast, including right here in the bay area. it comes after the tsunami hit tonga's largest island, sending waves flooding into the capital after an underwater volcano in the south pacific exploded in a violent eruption. we have the satellite images here shoving the volcanic eruption and the massive ash cloud and shock waves from that

eruption. tsunami advisories also issued as far away as new zealand's north island. the pacific tsunami warning center sent waves of 2.7 feet high on tonga's largest island. no word yet on any injuries. we continue to check in with lisa argen for what to expect with the tsunami advisory here in our area. lisa: we're seeing rapid rises and falls in our water levels. and this is sort of what we would experience for king tides, but it is all along the west coast for several hours, six to eight hours, actually. and this is not one big wave. it's a series or succession of surges where the water can be anywhere from one to three feet above where it normally should be. the highest surge we've seen so far has been in monterey, where normally we have about four feet and the water has come up to over seven feet. we've seen slashing and minor

flooding in santa cruz, obviously strong currents, rip tides and waves will be with us for the next several hours. and this energy in the water has a lot of momentum. so it will be erratic. it will fall, and the neck and move into some of the ports and days simply -- b ays simply because they are usually protected. now we're going to see some of this water being carried into the area, perhaps bringing some minor flooding to some of the marinas. a lot of those have been evacuated, which is always good news. in the beaches, folks are not on the. they should stay out of the water. and this obviously is a big deal since this happened last night at 8:30 in tonga. in 12 hours later, we are feeling the effects here all up and down the west coast. it may be minor, but certainty something to see and notice that the wave heights are certainly anywhere from two to three feet above where they normally should be throughout the rest of the day. julian? julian: thank you,

at the top of the hour, i spoke with lieutenant jonathan baxter of the san francisco fire department. he talked about what to expect from the tsunami advisory. jonathan: here in california, san francisco, or coastlines are at this time, in a position where we're asking people to stay out of the water and away from the coastline. reevaluate your plans if they involve going into the water. we're expected to see one to three fill waves that are coming into our coastal areas. we're not expecting to see flooding from those. however, more importantly, but we can't see is the undertow in the actual rip current that's below that. and these rip currents are going to be coming in surges. and these are enough to pull somebody in dingell -- ankle deep water out to sea. and you can become a victim or a statistic. there are a couple of things you can do. if you can become better

prepared by doing an internet search for tsunami zones, that would give you some information for tsunami zones. warning centers, as well as preparedness centers. and you can also sign up for alerts in san francisco to get these advisory level alerts by texting alertsf julian: have you been out there this morning, jonathan? what are you seeing in terms of the waves?

pulses throughout the day. what have we seen? jonathan: so this is very similar to what we saw when we had this tsunami advisory that occurred as a result of the incident in japan several years ago. and to the trained eye, you're most likely not going to see a difference. to the trained eye, ironically, we have some battalion chiefs that are working there during the previous two nami advisories and the japan incident. and they are stating that they are able to see a very slight difference. and by having people out of the water and away from the coastline, it clears up our emergency services to respond to an incident if one is to occur a lot more rapidly and a lot more effectively. but more importantly, it keeps you, the community member, as safe as possible. julian: that is certainly great advice right there. i believe you are talking about march, 2011 tsunami. and many people might recall those images of boats slamming across the santa cruz coast. are we expecting to see the same force today? again, for folks watching, we're taking a live look right now of the santa cruz coastline where we do see some waves. but are we expecting to see the same magnitude, the same force that we saw 11 years ago?

jonathan: so, to put it in perspective, the one to three foot wavelength is going to be very consistent to when we see king tides come in or a high surf advisory come in. traditionally, we've seen some swaying and rocking of vessels, especially those that are at port or in the harbor port. as a result from the actual tsunami, we're very closely watching this. we're in communications constantly with the national weather service, as well as city partners. and if we do believe that this is going to, we are going to get the right information to the right people immediately. julian: i may want to check back into sausalito. cornell barnard has been live there throughout the morning at fort baker for us. good morning, cornell. cornell: hey, good morning again to you, julian. we are seeing that tided that lisa argen talked about. we are seeing the recurrence come in and go out here on the

north side of the golden gate bridge here at fort baker. ranger has just come through here advising people about the tsunami advisory and evacuating this peer to our right here, but certainly letting people know what the story is, that we could see some title surges here in the next 30 minutes. some people did leave, did pack up, a lot of fishermen here. let some people are remaining. a lot of folks are taking pictures here of what they may expect to see here in the next 20 minutes, 30 minutes as we see some rising tide and some tidal energy. out on the bay, we have two coast guard cutters monitoring the coast. they have been in and out of fort baker. fort baker is also a coast guard station. we have seen these cutters moving in and out, out through the gate, back in again,

certainly monitoring this ever-changing situation. a lot of folks, again, like taking pictures, as well. got an advisory from the sausalito police here about 20 minutes ago. i got one on my phone, just on people who live in the low-lying coastal areas to expect pretty much the worst king tide. that's a direct quote from sausalito police. so we could see some flooding on the bikeways, on the shoreline, highway trail going into mill valley. and this has just come onto my phone from jonathan baxter from the public information officer from san francisco fire department. this was the scene here on ocean beach just a few minutes ago as the fire department evacuated that area. >> there's a tsunami advisory in effect.

out of the water, the water, thw and away from the coach. again, tsunami advisory in effect. stay out of the water, away from the coast, and off the beach. cornell: stay away from the water. i know that was low-tech, but this is breaking news. sorry to show you that video on my phone, but that's the quickest way we can get that point across. ocean beach is closed at the moment and folks are being told to stay away. as the berkeley marina is also closed, folks are living on their houseboats, living on their boats. they have been told to stay away from low-lying areas. just about every city in the bay area, every coastal city has received advisories, just told to be careful as this phenomenon, this tsunami phenomenon, comes into the bay area.

so far, just some tidal energy, some small waves, but everyone is just being careful. we're live in marin county, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. julian: thank you for that live report. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, much more on this would be advisory. we want to take a live look right now. this is sky seven. picture is glitching just a bit here, but it is over half moon bay, where we have been watching the waves crash against the short, having an update on the forecast in just a few minutes. stick around. actually, here is santa cruz. we're taking a look from our cam rather stationed in seneca camera t -- camera there stationed in santa cruz. lisa argen with an upda

julian: welcome back.

we are taking a live look over sky seven, producers correct me if i'm wrong. this is half moon bay and we are closely watching these waves as we continue to follow this who nami advisory that's been in effect for several hours -- tsunami advisory that's been in effect for several hours. this appears to be near the half moon bay golf links right now. if you're just joining us, want to get you up to speed with what we know for the snow so far -- with what we know so far. as tsunami hit tonga. keep in mind, this is 5400 miles away, after an underwater eruption happened last night. i believe lisa said around 8:00 p.m. last night. this is still affecting us here in the bay area many hours later. we know that there have been advisories issued by cities and municipalities up and down the bay area from mill valley to santa cruz to emeryville, san francisco, and of course ocean

beach, that is closed in san francisco, and also berkeley marina, where there is an evacuation order for the folks actually living on their houseboats. we also heard from the san francisco fire department public information officer jonathan baxter, who told us that we shouldn't expect any major flooding from this event. we will more so see pulsing waves and tides that come in and out throughout the day. the danger here is the rip current that you can't see with the naked eye, and that's white beaches like ocean beach are closed this morning. also, just not a good idea to visit any of the bay area beaches for some involving rip currents and those waves, supposed to be, or expected to be contained at three feet or less. of course, we'll stay on top of this throughout the day and the latest is always on at abc7news.com, our mobile app, and ctv. you may remember this scene from 2011, a massive earthquake off

the coast of japan generated a tsunami that caused $20 million ame ata harb. right now, the santa cruz sentinel is reporting flooding at the harbor. the again, these are images -- i want to make this very clear -- from 2011. we are not seeing this magnitude, this force from any of the waves, the tides that bir this morning. and it is my understanding that that is not what is expected as we continue to watch the tsunami advisory, a watch, not a warning, but again, and advisory. to catch us up to speed, we want to check back in with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa: just to piggyback on that, down on the central coast, san luis obispo, they had the highest amount of water predicted above the tide, which has been about 3.62 feet. so we've had some steep fluctuations around the states. back home, you can see a little wind shaking the camera.

still out of the north at 21 miles per hour, 53 degrees. we've got 60's at the coast. stay tuned. we'll talk about the

julian: welcome back to our live team coverage of the tsunami advisory that has been issued for much of the west coast and, of course, that includes us here in the bay area. the live images you're looking at right now coming to us from sky seven. this is just south of half moon bay. we are beginning to see some pretty decent waves with up there -- whip up there. this tsunami advisory has been in effect for several hours now. the rip current could be just under those waters. that's why we are hearing from fire departments, coast guard telling folks, do not go to the beaches today. it is just not safe.

and of course, meteorologist lisa argen has been tracking this throughout the morning for several hours now. we check back in with her right now. lisa: we've seen sudden drops and quick runoffs, and the gauges are responding in richmond, in alameda. but the strongest we've seen in terms of water rise has been along the central coast, from port st. louis, and also around santa cruz, where we've had minor flooding, where the water level has come up over 2.5 feet. we have high tide after 9:00 this morning. we had about a half a foot, little bit higher, .25. the otherwise we are looking at king tides expectations, or in the next few hours, will have the higher waves, stronger recurrence. we're asking people to stay off the beaches, out of the water as we see intermittent surges that will continue with the higher waves and then it will drop. it's not one big wave. it's a lot of water that's being

transported with the energy within it all the way across the globe. as we look at live doppler seven, we have high clouds throughout the bay area today. it's a system offshore not bringing any rain towards us. southern california can see a few drops. as we look at the golden gate bridge, cloudy skies, temperatures mild. check out that 61 degrees, half moon bay. this panel shows 40's and 50's but we're still looking at cool conditions in the valleys in the north bay. 38, that's a 23 degrees spread from santa rosa to half moon bay right now, 47 in concord, 52 in nevada. air quality is not great. we have the high clouds with moderate air quality. you can see the yellow here all across the bay area. this is going to stay with us through tomorrow into the holiday on monday and even on tuesday. so we need some wind like we had yesterday that cleared us out a bit. now there's northerly winds are beginning to subside. and a look from our roof camera right now, with moderate air

quality takes us through tuesday. so current 24 hour temperature change, while we have some areas warmer, livermore has been dropping with cold temperatures 15 degrees warmer than they were. you see some of the boats in emeryville, the harbors and ports responding to the higher than average serve due to the tsunami advisory. remember, the warning is a big step above. the other is below, just to get -- alert is below, just to get you out of the water, out of the beaches. otherwise, mild weather starting the weekend. the dry weather continues into next weekend. we will be hit with high clouds today. tomorrow, slightly cooler into monday and tuesday. it's after that where we see some changes because storm track stays well to the north each and every day of next week. and then we'r going to see somee warmer weather, perhaps record high temperatures next week. 60's today, that's above average. we

'll cool it off a bit from monday into tuesday, highs anywhere from 60 in antioch, 65 in san jose. and we are dry for the next seven days. julian: thank you so much, lisa. want to give you another look from sky seven right now, just south of half moon bay. again, we see some of those waves, the tide beginning to crash along this sure.

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people about this advisory. the pier was not evacuated, but they were telling folks just to stay away from the water. but a lot of folks did leave. some people chose to stay, a lot of people taking pictures of what we are seeing right now that is a lot of wave action coming in and out here at four-bagger. he was coast guard cutters are monitoring the coast here as a precaution. we are live in marin county. julian: thank you for all of those live reports throughout the morning. we want to check in with lisa argen for a final look at the forecast. lisa: julian, we are looking at the cloudy skies to start, mild conditions, mainly 50's and 60's, but a cool spot in the valleys from the east bay, north bay right now. otherwise, we keep this forecast

for your sunday. a little cooler for martin king junior day on sunday, keeping the high clouds into tuesday. by the end of the week, looks like high-pressure is going to build in slightly stronger for more dry days. julian: thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us for abc 7 mornings. i'm julian glover. thank you for being with us here on this saturday. we are taking another live look from sky seven as we watch the tsunami advisory, the latest information on abc7news.com. have a great day.

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