The Port Hueneme Pier was closed as of 10:30 a.m. Oct. 11 because of high surf and weather conditions.
The Port Hueneme Police Department posted the notice to social media but provided no other details about the closure.
"Please use caution along the Ventura County coastline during this advisory period," the post says.
The National Weather Service in Oxnard did issue a coastal flood advisory, the second of four levels issued for possible flooding risk, for Ventura County that was expected to remain in effect until Monday or Tuesday.
The weather service described the advisory as flooding that was not expected to be bad although could be a significant inconvenience. Locals should "be aware."
To the south, Los Angeles County received the higher coastal
flood warning, level three of four, meaning flooding was either imminent or happening.
The agency also said areas expected to experience damaging sea-water flooding were likely to be Long Beach, Avalon and Malibu. The highest risk was predicted for high tide at 9:49 a.m. Oct. 11 when the tide would be between 7.5 feet to 8 feet above and at 10:13 a.m. Oct. 12 when high tide was expected to be between 7 feet and 7.6 feet above, the weather service said.
Reports of significant flooding and damage occurred on the Long Beach Peninsula between 64th and 66th places along Seaside Walk, the city's wooden oceanfront boardwalk.
The weather service said by the afternoon Oct. 11, "remnants of tropical cyclone Rachel largely moved out" of the area early. It appeared to largely bypass Ventura County although some of Los Angeles County experienced a "few widely scattered showers."
Stacie N. Galang is news director of the Ventura County Star. She can be reached at 805-437-0222 or stacie.galang@vcstar.com.
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