Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2012
High Surf Advisory 21, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high surf advisory at Dec 18, 2012, 7:32 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 7:32 AM PST (15:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 1:39 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
367 WHUS46 KLOX 181532 CFWLOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 732 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 CAZ034-035-182345- /O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0021.121218T1532Z-121219T1200Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 732 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST SHORES. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACH EROSION AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 4 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
392 WHUS46 KLOX 181842 CFWLOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1042 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 CAZ034-035-190300- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121219T1200Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 1042 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST SHORES. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACH EROSION AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 4 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CAZ039>041-190300- /O.NEW.KLOX.CF.S.0010.121218T1842Z-121219T1200Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 1042 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SURF ZONE...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING SHORES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIDES...THE TIDE WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 4 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND ZERO FEET THIS EVENING AND TO NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$
177 WHUS46 KLOX 190300 CFWLOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 700 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 .GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CAZ034-035-191100- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121219T1200Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 700 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST SHORES. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 FEET. * TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACH EROSION AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CAZ039>041-191100- /O.CON.KLOX.CF.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1200Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 700 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SURF ZONE...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING SHORES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIDES...THE TIDE WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO FEET THIS EVENING AND TO NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ HALL
112 WHUS46 KLOX 190459 CFWLOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 859 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 .GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL COMBINE TO CREATE HIGH SURF AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CAZ034-035-191000- /O.EXT.KLOX.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 859 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST SHORES. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 FEET. * TIMING...HIGH SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SOME BEACH EROSION AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ CAZ039>041-191000- /O.EXT.KLOX.CF.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 859 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * SURF ZONE...POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OCEAN CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE GENERATE HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING SHORES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIDES...THE TIDE WILL RANGE FROM ZERO FEET THIS EVENING AND TO NEAR 5 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ HALL
071 WHUS46 KLOX 190939 CFWLOX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 139 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .THE LATEST BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. WITH THE WINDS SUBSIDING...THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS DIMINISHING. CAZ034-035-191045- /O.CAN.KLOX.SU.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 139 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. WITH THE DIMINISHING NORTHWEST WINDS...THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF CONDITIONS HAS ALSO DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ039>041-191045- /O.CAN.KLOX.CF.S.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T1600Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 139 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HAZARDOUS SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED... $$ RAT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 8:47 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 31 hr | |
| Dec 18, 10:42 AM PST | Coastal Flood Statement | LOX | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.