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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 21, 2013, 1:20 PM PST for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Dec 22, 2013, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2013, 1:20 PM PST (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2013, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2013, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 36 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 21:24 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, 9.3 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
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 WHUS46 KSGX 212120 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 120 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-043-220530- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0013.131223T0600Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 120 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 16-18 SECOND PERIOD WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ TS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
8 follow-up statements
070 WHUS46 KSGX 220437 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 837 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-043-221330- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.131223T0600Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 837 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 16-18 SECOND PERIOD WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
248 WHUS46 KSGX 221201 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 401 AM PST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ042-043-222200- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.131223T0600Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 401 AM PST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 16-18 SECOND PERIOD WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ MAXWELL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
632 WHUS46 KSGX 222135 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 135 PM PST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 17 TO 20 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL DECREASE TUESDAY EVENING. CAZ042-043-230745- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.131223T0600Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 135 PM PST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 16-18 SECOND PERIOD WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ TS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
316 WHUS46 KSGX 230734 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1134 PM PST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY. CAZ042-043-232200- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1134 PM PST SUN DEC 22 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH 16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF 4 TO LOCALLY 6 FOOT SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ MAXWELL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
953 WHUS46 KSGX 232125 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 125 PM PST MON DEC 23 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 15 TO 17 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY. CAZ042-043-240600- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 125 PM PST MON DEC 23 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 15 TO 17 SECOND PERIOD WILL GENERATE AREAS OF 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ MOEDE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
266 WHUS46 KSGX 240418 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 818 PM PST MON DEC 23 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A NORTHWEST SWELL OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 15 TO 17 SECOND PERIOD WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY. CAZ042-043-241230- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 818 PM PST MON DEC 23 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WAVES AND SURF...NORTHWEST SWELL 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A 15 TO 17 SECOND PERIOD WILL GENERATE AREAS OF 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
360 WHUS46 KSGX 241150 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 350 AM PST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A LARGER THAN NORMAL NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD WILL CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET...AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH THIS MORNING. SWELL AND PERIOD WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ042-043-241800- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 350 AM PST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SURF...4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES...MAINLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. THE LONG PERIOD OF THE SWELL WILL CREATE LONG LULLS IN WAVE ACTIVITY FOLLOWED BY HIGH WAVE SETS THAT MAY CATCH SWIMMERS OFF GUARD. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ JJT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
040 WHUS46 KSGX 241802 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1002 AM PST TUE DEC 24 2013 CAZ042-043-241915- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-131224T1800Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1002 AM PST TUE DEC 24 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... ABOVE AVERAGE SURF FROM THE FADING LONG PERIOD WNW SWELL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
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.