Alert archive / California / Rip Current Statements in 2012
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this rip current statement at Sep 2, 2012, 5:50 PM PDT for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Sep 2, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2012, 5:50 PM PDT (00:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 2, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 24 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 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
626 WHUS46 KSGX 030050 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 550 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED BUT HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .THE LONG-PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL AND THE SWELL FROM THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE ILENA ARE DIMINISHING AND THE ASSOCIATED SURF IS ALSO DIMINISHING. THE SURF AT MOST BEACHES IS NOW BELOW 7 FEET BUT THE CONTINUING LONG-PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TO THE BEACHES. SWELL AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH LABOR DAY. CAZ042-043-030900- /O.CAN.KSGX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.RP.S.0001.120903T0100Z-120904T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 550 PM PDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SURF HEIGHTS...IN ORANGE COUNTY...4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 10 FEET AT FAVORED LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT...DECREASING ON MONDAY. IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS THROUGH TONIGHT...DECREASING ON MONDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM PDT MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING BEACHES FROM SEAL BEACH TO CORONA DEL MAR...SALT CREEK TO DOHENY STATE BEACH...AND SAN CLEMENTE TO SAN ONOFRE. * TIDES...AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...LOW TIDE OF 0.89 FEET AT 503 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE OF 4.88 FEET AT 1107 PM TONIGHT. LOW TIDE OF 1.03 FEET AT 507 AM MONDAY. HIGH TIDE OF 5.28 FEET AT 1122 AM MONDAY. AT LA JOLLA...LOW TIDE OF 0.88 FEET AT 459 PM THIS EVENING. HIGH TIDE OF 4.82 FEET AT 1101 PM TONIGHT. LOW TIDE OF 1.03 FEET AT 502 AM MONDAY. HIGH TIDE OF 5.2 FEET AT 1117 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SURF FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ALONG SHORE CURRENTS SETTING TOWARDS THE NORTH. MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
3 follow-up statements
500 WHUS46 KSGX 030819 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 119 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .EXPECT STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ALONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO CONTINUE TODAY AS A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL IMPACTS THE BEACHES. SWELL AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH TODAY. CAZ042-043-031530- /O.CON.KSGX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 119 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...IN ORANGE COUNTY...SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 8 FEET IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ALONG-SHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM PDT MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ALONG SHORE CURRENTS SETTING TOWARDS THE NORTH...ALONG WITH ABOVE-NORMAL SURF...WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO HARRISON
126 WHUS46 KSGX 031536 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 836 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .EXPECT STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS TO CONTINUE TODAY AS A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL IMPACTS THE BEACHES. SWELL AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. CAZ042-043-040100- /O.CON.KSGX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 836 AM PDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL BE 2 TO 5 FEET. SETS UP TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ MM
589 WHUS46 KSGX 040051 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 551 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING... .THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS RESULTING FROM A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. CAZ042-043-040200- /O.EXP.KSGX.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120904T0100Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 551 PM PDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...SURF WILL BE 2 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS. RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE DIMINISHING BUT ARE ALWAYS PRESENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALWAYS SWIM NEAR LIFEGUARDS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
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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.