1.   Any possible landfall would be late Tuesday, but already a heavy surf advisory was posted from Jupiter Inlet to Brunswick, Ga.

2.   Beaches were closed to swimmers Monday as heavy surf associated with Hurricane Dennis pounded the shore.

3.   Gusts and heavy surf were already reported to be pounding the beaches.

4.   Heavy surf will prevail Friday as gusty winds from the northwest develop in the wake of a low pressure system heading toward the southern Rockies.

5.   Heavy surf began pounding homes just north of Zuma Beach earlier Sunday, causing one house to fall into the ocean and heavily damaging the porches of two others.

6.   Heavy surf, Vibbert said, cuts openings in the submerged sand bars that become natural channels for high volumes of water receding from spent waves.

7.   However, high winds and heavy surf will continue along the northeast coast of the state.

8.   In addition, heavy surf will cause extensive beach erosion and flooding, especially toward evening.

9.   Large ocean swells were detected Thursday by an offshore buoy near Los Angeles, prompting heavy surf advisories for parts of the southern California coast.