Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2012
High Surf Advisory 11, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high surf advisory at Mar 16, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 9:29 AM PDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
County San Diego County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 47 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
798 WHUS46 KSGX 162100 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 200 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING... .COMBINED SEAS AND SURF ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD RAPIDLY LATE SATURDAY DUE TO THE WINDS ACCOMPANYING AND FOLLOWING THE STRONG COLD FRONT...AND A LARGE WEST NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY. CAZ042-170500- /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 200 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MODERATE BEACH EROSION. FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL STRUCTURES. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES. ENTRANCE TO HARBORS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. 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. && $$ CAZ043-170500- /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0300Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 200 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY EVENING AND 8 TO 15 FEET ON SUNDAY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MODERATE BEACH EROSION. FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL STRUCTURES. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER AND JETTIES. ENTRANCE TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO BALFOUR
9 follow-up statements
567 WHUS46 KSGX 170325 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 825 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING... .COMBINED SEAS AND SURF ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD RAPIDLY LATE SATURDAY DUE TO THE WINDS ACCOMPANYING AND FOLLOWING THE STRONG COLD FRONT...AND A LARGE WEST NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WILL ARRIVE ON SUNDAY. CAZ042-171045- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 825 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MODERATE BEACH EROSION. FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL STRUCTURES. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCE TO HARBORS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. 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. && $$ CAZ043-171045- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0300Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 825 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY EVENING AND 8 TO 15 FEET ON SUNDAY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MODERATE BEACH EROSION. FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL STRUCTURES. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCE TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
895 WHUS46 KSGX 171015 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 315 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING... .A LARGE BUILDING NORTHWEST SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-172100- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 315 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 7 AM AT 5.4 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCE TO HARBORS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. 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. && $$ CAZ043-172100- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0300Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 315 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING AND 7 TO 10 FEET ON SUNDAY. LOCAL HIGHER SETS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING AT 5.4 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCE TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ SS
523 WHUS46 KSGX 172031 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 131 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT BEGINNING THIS EVENING... .A LARGE BUILDING WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-180430- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 131 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 9 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN 6 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 11 FEET SUNDAY...SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 7 AM AT 5.4 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 5 PM TODAY TO 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO HARBORS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. 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. && $$ CAZ043-180430- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.120318T0300Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 131 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN 7 TO 10 FEET ON SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING AT 4.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING AT 5.4 FEET. * TIMING: FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCE TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HARRISON HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
058 WHUS46 KSGX 180419 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 919 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORIES IN EFFECT... .A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES BEGINNING TONIGHT. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-181230- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 919 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 8 FEET TONIGHT...THEN 6 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET SUNDAY...SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 7 AM AT 5.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 200 PM AT MINUS 0.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AROUND 820 PM AT 4.7 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO HARBORS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ043-181230- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 919 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...THEN 6 TO 9 FEET ON SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 11 FEET IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: LOW TIDE SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 115 AM AT 1.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE AROUND 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING AT 5.4 FEET. LOW TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 200 PM AT MINUS 0.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AROUND 820 PM AT 4.7 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ TS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
552 WHUS46 KSGX 181200 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 500 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY... .A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-182000- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 500 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: 5 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET SUNDAY... SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING AROUND 7 AM AT 5.4 FEET. LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 200 PM AT MINUS 0.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 820 PM AT 4.7 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO HARBORS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ043-182000- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 500 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: 6 TO 8 FEET ON SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE AROUND 7 AM THIS MORNING AT 5.4 FEET. LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 200 PM AT MINUS 0.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 820 PM AT 4.7 FEET. HIGH TIDE MONDAY MORNING AROUND 8 AM AT 5.5 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ SS
315 WHUS46 KSGX 181949 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-190400- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: 5 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET SUNDAY...SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIDES: LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 200 PM AT MINUS 0.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 820 PM AT 4.7 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO HARBORS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ043-190400- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: 6 TO 8 FEET ON SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 200 PM AT MINUS 0.5 FEET. HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING AROUND 820 PM AT 4.7 FEET. HIGH TIDE MONDAY MORNING AROUND 8 AM AT 5.5 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HARRISON HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
906 WHUS46 KSGX 190413 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 913 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE IN ORANGE COUNTY BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-190900- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T0900Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 913 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: 5 TO 7 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 9 FEET... SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. INFREQUENT HIGHER SETS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO HARBORS WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ043-191215- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T2100Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 913 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY. * WAVES AND SURF: 6 TO 8 FEET ON SUNDAY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SUBSIDING TO BELOW 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE MONDAY MORNING AROUND 8 AM AT 5.5 FEET. * TIMING: UNTIL 2 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS ARE POSSIBLE. WAVES BREAKING OVER OCEAN BEACH PIER...JETTIES AND ROCKS IN OR NEAR THE SURF ZONE. ENTRANCES TO MISSION BAY AND OCEANSIDE HARBOR WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO BREAKING WAVES...ESPECIALLY DURING LOW TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ TS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
127 WHUS46 KSGX 190824 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 124 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 CAZ042-191630- /O.EXT.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T1700Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 124 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF: 7 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING. * TIMING: UNTIL 10 AM TODAY. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 8 AM THIS MORNING NEAR 5.5 FEET. * IMPACTS: MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS AND WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS 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. && $$ CAZ043-191630- /O.EXT.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T1700Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 124 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF: 7 TO 10 FEET...SUBSIDING BELOW 7 FEET AFTER 10 AM THIS MORNING. * TIMING: UNTIL 10 AM TODAY. * TIDES: HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 8 AM THIS MORNING NEAR 5.5 FEET. * IMPACTS: MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS AND WAVES BREAKING OVER JETTIES DURING THE HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO BALFOUR
767 WHUS46 KSGX 191629 CFWSGX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 929 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 CAZ042-043-191730- /O.CAN.KSGX.SU.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120319T1700Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 929 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. SURF IS SUBSIDING AND WAVES ARE NO LONGER WIDESPREAD 7 FEET OR GREATER. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Mar 16, 2:00 PM PDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 2:00 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
200 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL THEN BRING MUCH COLDER...WETTER...AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
AROUND 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY...AND MAY LOCALLY BE LOWER. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE REGION...WITH DRIER CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING ON TUESDAY AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND POSSIBLE THROUGH
MIDWEEK. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL RETURN TO COASTAL AREAS TOWARDS
THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
ALONG THE WEST COAST...WITH A SERIES OF STORMS STARTING TO DIG ALONG
THE WEST COAST. THIS TROUGH WILL START TO DEEPEN TODAY...AS THESE
STORMS TAKE AIM AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. CURRENTLY...A RELATIVELY
WET AND WARM STORM IS TAKING AIM AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH AMSU
TPW IMAGERY SHOWING PRECIPITABLE WATER JUST OVER AN INCH MOVING
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. SNOW LEVELS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ARE RUNNING AROUND 6500 FEET OR HIGHER AT THIS TIME...BUT SHOULD
START DROPPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AS THE NEXT AND COLDER
SYSTEM STARTS TO DIG ACROSS THE STATE.
AS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...THE MARINE LAYER IS STILL HOLDING
STEADY ALONG THE COAST...AND WILL LIKELY MOVE BACK IN QUICKLY THIS
EVENING. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE ALSO SPREADING ACROSS THE
REGION...AND WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN AS THE EVENING GOES ON. THE
REAL QUESTION IS WHEN WILL THE PRECIPITATION REACH SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA? AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE SOME LIGHT DRIZZLE OR EVEN
SOME LIGHT RAIN MAY START LATER THIS EVENING AS THE MARINE LAYER
STARTS TO RAPIDLY DEEPEN...MAINLY AFTER THE EVENING COMMUTE.
HOWEVER...THAT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING...AS THE PRECIPITATION FROM
THIS FIRST WAVE STARTS TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE
TONIGHT.
MODELS ARE NOW SPEEDING UP THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT...SHOWING IT
MOVING ACROSS THE INLAND EMPIRE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...AND
ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY THE EVENING. THE 12Z LOCAL WRF SHOWS
VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THIS FRONT...WITH 850 MB
WINDS RANGING BETWEEN 40 AND 55 KNOTS...WHICH WOULD MEAN ENHANCED
PRECIPITATION IN AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. THE 12Z NAM12 IS NOT QUITE AS
STRONG...WITH THE 850 MB WINDS RANGING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOTS.
HOWEVER...EVEN THESE KIND OF WINDS WOULD SUGGEST PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAIN OR MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS. THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE SOME
ENHANCEMENT...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OR MOUNTAIN
SNOW POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS AS WELL. AS THE 700 MB WINDS ARE ALSO
RANGING BETWEEN 65 AND 75 KNOTS...IT ALSO MEANS THAT THE SAN
BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH DESERT WILL LIKELY SEE SOME VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...WITH WIND GRADUALLY SPREAD SOUTH DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO RAPIDLY FALL
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...FALLING TO AROUND 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT...AND
AT AROUND 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL
AND WATER SPOUTS.
AS THE TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVER THE REGION...A SECONDARY VORTICITY
MAX WILL ENHANCE THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ON SUNDAY. THIS MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE...AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS DAY AS WELL.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 2000 FEET...AND MAY ALSO BE LOCALLY LOWER
AS WELL...WITH THE HIGHER VALLEY LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY SEEING A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW OR EVEN A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW. THEREFORE...HAVE
DECIDED TO ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE
2000 FEET...AND ALSO ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SANTA
ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING AND HIGH
WIND WARNINGS LOOK ON TRACK...AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED DEPENDING
ON HOW THINGS PLAY OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THIS WEEKEND WILL BE
COLD...WET...WINDY...AND QUITE UNSTABLE.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT SHOWERS TO LINGER OVER THE REGION ON
MONDAY...WITH DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY TUESDAY...AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE REGION. FOR NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE A
GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK...BUT ANOTHER
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MAY SET UP OFF THE WEST COAST BY LATE IN THE
WEEK. THEREFORE...THINK THAT MARINE LAYER MAY RETURN TO THE COASTAL
AREAS LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH A SLIGHT MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES
POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...
16/2039Z...CURRENTLY STILL HAVE OVC-BKN STRATUS LAYER INLAND TO
COASTAL SLOPES OF SAN BERNARDINO MTNS BUT SOUTH OF SANTA ANA MTNS
THE EDGE OF THE BKN STRATUS HAS RETREATED TO WITHIN 5 SM OF COAST.
BASES 1500-2000 FT MSL...TOPS 4500 FT MSL. ADNL BKN LYRS AOA FL200.
BETWEEN 17/0300-1200Z...OVC STRATUS INLAND TO COASTAL SLOPES WITH
TOPS TO 6500 FT...ADNL BKN LYRS AOA 16000 FT ALL AREAS...AND MOD-STG
UDDFS OVR AND E OF MTNS AS WINDS INCREASE TO SW 50KT IN THE
10000-25000 FT MSL LAYER.
BETWEEN 17/1200-1800 UTC...FURTHER INCREASE IN CLOUDS/WINDS WITH
MERGG BKN-OVC LYRS BETWEEN 2500 FT MSL AND 20000 FT MSL AND WINDS SW
50-80KT IN THE 8000-20000 FT MSL LAYER WITH SFC WND GUSTS +50KT
AREAS OF VSBY BLO 1SM IN BLOWING SAND OVER DESERTS.
BETWEEN 17/1800-18/0600 UTC STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS SW
CALIFORNIA BUT NOT CLEARING SRN APPROACH RTES OVER DESERTS UNTIL
AFTER 18/1500 UTC.
&&
.MARINE...
HAVE ADDED THREAT OF WATERSPOUTS TO COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY ALONG
AND BEHIND COLD FRONT. ISSUED MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THIS
THREAT. LATEST TIMING OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVEMENT ACROSS COASTAL
WATERS IS MOVING FROM WEST OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND AT 8 AM PDT
SATURDAY TO SAN MATEO POINT BY 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...TO POINT LOMA BY
1400 PDT...AND SOUTH OF ROSARITO BY 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. GALE WATCH
WILL BE UPGRADED TO GALE WARNING SHORTLY AND ALSO ISSUING HIGH SURF
ADVISORY STARTING 5 PM SATURDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND 8 PM
SATURDAY FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY GALE FORCE
WINDS JUST AHEAD OF AND ALONG FRONT...WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
GALE FORCE WEST-NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT LASTING INTO
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE 12Z WAMIII MODEL RUN WAS EVEN HIGHER THAN
THE 06Z RUN ON COMBINED SEA HEIGHTS. HAD TO USE ANYWHERE FORM 1.2 TO
1.8 MULTIPLICATION FACTOR ON SWAN MODEL AS IT DOES NOT HANDLE
LOCALLY GENERATED SWELL WELL. LIKEWISE ADDED ABOUT 20-60 PERCENT TO
THE WIND WAVE TOOL OUTPUT TO GET EXPECTED WIND WAVE HEIGHTS. EVEN
WITH OUT THESE ADJUSTMENTS MARINE CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND WILL
DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY AND BE HAZARDOUS TO EXTREME FOR MOST
MARINERS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BEST TO SEEK OR STAY IN PORT DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
COACHELLA VALLEY...SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 2000
FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL
AREAS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE
3000 FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY
ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.
PZ...GALE WARNING FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER
AND OUT 30 NM...WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN
BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE
ISLAND.
&&
PUBLIC...PALMER
AVIATION/MARINE...BALFOURHazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 4:00 AM PDT, 10 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 400 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-171200- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30 NM- WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND- 400 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC STORM. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY INLAND THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS. WIND GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL MAINLY BE BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH...STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY PERIOD COULD RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES NEAR THE COAST TO 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH IN THE DESERTS. SNOW LEVELS COULD LOWER TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT LOWER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS POSSIBLE AND LOCALLY 2 FEET OR MORE ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL OR GRAUPEL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS STORM IS ALSO EXPECTED TO BRING HIGH SURF TO THE BEACHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR AREAS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA... HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. SS
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:30 PM PDT | Gale Watch | SGX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:14 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 48 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:14 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 days |
| Mar 16, 3:15 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 66 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:40 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 55 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:01 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SGX | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.