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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 5, 2013, 2:34 PM PDT for Monterey County, Santa Cruz County, California. It took effect at Jun 6, 2013, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2013, 2:34 PM PDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 6, 2013, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2013, 8:41 PM PDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Monterey County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
719 WHUS46 KMTR 052134 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 234 PM PDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...A HIGH ENERGY SOUTHERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A HIGH ENERGY LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL TRAIN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK AT BEACHES ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ COAST. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED AT CARMEL BEACH AS WELL AS THIS SWELL TRAIN MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. CAZ529-062145- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0009.130606T1200Z-130608T1200Z/ NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 234 PM PDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH...THE BOARDWALK BEACH AND TWIN LAKES STATE BEACH. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LARGE SHORE BREAK MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHALLOW WATER. THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN LEAD TO BACK AND NECK INJURIES. SWIMMERS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN AREAS OF LARGE SHORE BREAK AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ CAZ530-062145- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0009.130606T1200Z-130607T1800Z/ SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 234 PM PDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR LONGSHORE CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...CARMEL BEACH. * TIMING...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LONGSHORE CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT STRONG CURRENTS WHICH PARALLEL THE COAST. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN QUICKLY CARRY SWIMMERS DOWN SHORE AWAY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POINT OF ENTRY. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN FEED INTO RIP CURRENTS WHICH MAY CARRY A SWIMMER QUICKLY OUT TO SEA. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A LONGSHORE CURRENT SHOULD SWIM TOWARDS SHORE FOR SAFETY. IN CONTRAST, SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
4 follow-up statements
743 WHUS46 KMTR 061004 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 304 AM PDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...A HIGH ENERGY SOUTHERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... .A HIGH ENERGY LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL TRAIN IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK AT BEACHES ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ COAST. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED AT CARMEL BEACH AS WELL AS THIS SWELL TRAIN MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. CAZ529-071015- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0009.130606T1200Z-130608T1200Z/ NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 304 AM PDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH...THE BOARDWALK BEACH AND TWIN LAKES STATE BEACH. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LARGE SHORE BREAK MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHALLOW WATER. THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN LEAD TO BACK AND NECK INJURIES. SWIMMERS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN AREAS OF LARGE SHORE BREAK AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ CAZ530-071015- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0009.130606T1200Z-130607T1800Z/ SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 304 AM PDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...CARMEL BEACH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LONGSHORE CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT STRONG CURRENTS WHICH PARALLEL THE COAST. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN QUICKLY CARRY SWIMMERS DOWN SHORE AWAY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POINT OF ENTRY. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN FEED INTO RIP CURRENTS WHICH MAY CARRY A SWIMMER QUICKLY OUT TO SEA. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A LONGSHORE CURRENT SHOULD SWIM TOWARDS SHORE FOR SAFETY. IN CONTRAST... SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
167 WHUS46 KMTR 062113 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 213 PM PDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...A HIGH ENERGY SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COAST INTO FRIDAY... .A HIGH ENERGY LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL TRAIN IS MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK AT BEACHES ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ COAST. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED AT CARMEL BEACH AS WELL AS THIS SWELL TRAIN MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. CAZ529-071745- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130608T1200Z/ NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 213 PM PDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH...THE BOARDWALK BEACH AND TWIN LAKES STATE BEACH. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LARGE SHORE BREAK MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHALLOW WATER. THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN LEAD TO BACK AND NECK INJURIES. SWIMMERS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN AREAS OF LARGE SHORE BREAK AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ CAZ530-071745- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130607T1800Z/ SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 213 PM PDT THU JUN 6 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...CARMEL BEACH. * TIMING...TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTHERLY LONGSHORE CURRENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LONGSHORE CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT STRONG CURRENTS WHICH PARALLEL THE COAST. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN QUICKLY CARRY SWIMMERS DOWN SHORE AWAY FROM THEIR ORIGINAL POINT OF ENTRY. LONGSHORE CURRENTS CAN FEED INTO RIP CURRENTS WHICH MAY CARRY A SWIMMER QUICKLY OUT TO SEA. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A LONGSHORE CURRENT SHOULD SWIM TOWARDS SHORE FOR SAFETY. IN CONTRAST... SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
821 WHUS46 KMTR 071754 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1054 AM PDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...A HIGH ENERGY SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH TODAY... .A HIGH ENERGY LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL TRAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS TODAY. THIS SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK AT BEACHES ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ COAST. CAZ530-071900- /O.EXP.KMTR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130607T1800Z/ SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1054 AM PDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * THE RISK OF RIP CURRENT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY. $$ CAZ529-081200- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130608T1200Z/ NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 1054 AM PDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...NATURAL BRIDGES STATE BEACH...THE BOARDWALK BEACH AND TWIN LAKES STATE BEACH. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR LARGE SHORE BREAK MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHALLOW WATER. THESE LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN LEAD TO BACK AND NECK INJURIES. SWIMMERS SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING IN AREAS OF LARGE SHORE BREAK AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
123 WHUS46 KMTR 080341 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 841 PM PDT FRI JUN 7 2013 CAZ529-080445- /O.CAN.KMTR.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-130608T1200Z/ NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- 841 PM PDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. SOUTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. NONETHELESS BEACH GOERS TO THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BEACHES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VISITING THE BEACHES THIS WEEKEND. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:07 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 18 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:07 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 5 days |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2013Every beach hazards statement in 2013
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.