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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS San Diego, CA

July 30, 2013San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 30, 2013, 1:27 AM PDT for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jul 31, 2013, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2013, 1:27 AM PDT (08:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 31, 2013, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 1, 2013, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
31 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 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 8.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2013-07-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2013-07-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

604 
WHUS46 KSGX 300827
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
127 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES...

.BUOY OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THAT A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL
FROM 200 DEGREES HAS ARRIVED. THE TREND IN HEIGHT RISES AT THE
BUOYS ALSO SUPPORTS THE WAM 3 MODEL PREDICTION OF THE SWELL
REACHING 4 FT AT 18 SECOND PERIODS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
COMBINATION OF SWELL AND PERIOD HITTING SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES
WILL EASILY PRODUCE WAVES OVER 7 FEET. THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT
HAS BEN UPGRADED TO A SURF ADVISORY FROM OCEANSIDE NORTHWARD TO
HUNTINGTON BEACH. 

CAZ042-043-301630-
/O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-130802T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.130730T0900Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0006.130731T2100Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
127 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FROM
OCEANSIDE NORTHWARD TO HUNTINGTON BEACH...

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR SURF HEIGHTS CONTINUING ABOVE NORMAL
ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CONTINUING ELEVATED SURF
AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* SURF...5 TO 8 FEET...WITH INFREQUENT SETS OVER 8 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* CHANGES SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...UPGRADED BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT TO
  HIGH SURF ADVISORY. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THIS MORNING
  THROUGH 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR HIGH SURF...AND BEACH HAZARDS
  STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY.

* HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...521 AM THIS MORNING NEAR 3 FEET.
  NEXT HIGH TIDE AT 450 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 5 FEET.

* HIGH TIDES AT POINT LOMA...500 AM THIS MORNING NEAR 3 FEET. NEXT
  HIGH TIDE AT 435 PM THIS AFTERNOON JUST UNDER 5 FEET.

* LOW TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...955 AM THIS MORNING AT 2.3 FEET.
  ANOTHER LOW TIDE NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEAR 1 FOOT.

* LOW TIDES AT POINT LOMA...951 AM THIS MORNING AT 2.2 FEET.
  ANOTHER LOW TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEAR 1 FOOT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND MARINAS
  MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$


TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS


BALFOUR
10 follow-up statements
093 
WHUS46 KSGX 300845 AAA
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
145 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES...

.BUOY OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM THAT A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL
FROM 200 DEGREES HAS ARRIVED. THE TREND IN HEIGHT RISES AT THE
BUOYS ALSO SUPPORTS THE WAM 3 MODEL PREDICTION OF THE SWELL
REACHING 4 FT AT 18 SECOND PERIODS BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
COMBINATION OF SWELL AND PERIOD HITTING SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES
WILL EASILY PRODUCE WAVES OVER 7 FEET. THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT
HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A SURF ADVISORY FROM OCEANSIDE NORTHWARD TO
HUNTINGTON BEACH.

CAZ042-043-301645-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.130730T0900Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.130731T2100Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
145 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND OCEANSIDE AND FROM
IMPERIAL BEACH TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF POINT LOMA...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR CONTINUING ELEVATED SURF
AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* SURF...5 TO 8 FEET...WITH INFREQUENT SETS OVER 8 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* CHANGES SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...MODIFIED HEADLINE TO INCLUDE
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SOUTH FACING BEACHES. MINOR GRAMMAR
  EDITS TO TIMING AND TIDE BULLETS.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THIS MORNING
  THROUGH 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR HIGH SURF...AND THE BEACH HAZARDS
  STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 PM
  THURSDAY.

* HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...521 AM THIS MORNING NEAR 
  3 FEET. NEXT HIGH TIDE AT 450 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 5 FEET. 

* HIGH TIDES AT POINT LOMA...500 AM THIS MORNING NEAR 3 FEET. 
  NEXT HIGH TIDE AT 435 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT JUST UNDER 5 FEET. 

* LOW TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...955 AM THIS MORNING AT 2.3
  FEET. ANOTHER LOW TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEAR 1 FOOT.

* LOW TIDES AT POINT LOMA...951 AM THIS MORNING AT 2.2 FEET. 
  ANOTHER LOW TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEAR 1 FOOT. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$


TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

BALFOUR
797 
WHUS46 KSGX 301647
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
947 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LONG PERIOD 3 TO 4 FOOT SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM
OCEANSIDE TO HUNTINGTON BEACH. SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...THOUGH STILL REMAINING ABOVE AVERAGE. A
BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS IN PLACE DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR
ABOVE AVERAGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 

CAZ042-043-310100-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.130731T2100Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
947 AM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* SURF...5 TO 8 FEET...WITH INFREQUENT SETS OVER 8 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH 2 PM WEDNESDAY FOR HIGH SURF...AND THE BEACH HAZARDS 
  STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 PM 
  THURSDAY. 

* HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...450 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT 5
  FEET.

* HIGH TIDES AT POINT LOMA...NEXT HIGH TIDE AT 435 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON AT JUST UNDER 5 FEET.

* LOW TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
  NEAR 1 FOOT.

* LOW TIDES AT POINT LOMA...LOW TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT NEAR
  1 FOOT.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

JT

TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
868 
WHUS46 KSGX 310042
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
542 PM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY BEACHES...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES...

.A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FROM OCEANSIDE TO HUNTINGTON BEACH. SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IS
IN PLACE DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR ABOVE AVERAGE SURF AND STRONG
RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ042-043-311030-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.130731T2100Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
542 PM PDT TUE JUL 30 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* SURF...5 TO 7 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 8 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM WEDNESDAY
  FOR HIGH SURF...AND THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT
  FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY.

* HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...5 FEET AT 450 PM
  THIS AFTERNOON AND 5 FEET AT 549 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AT POINT LOMA...ALMOST 5 FEET AT 435 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON AND 5 FEET AT 536 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOW TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...NEAR 1 FOOT AROUND MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT AND 2.5 FEET AT 1113 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOW TIDES AT POINT LOMA...NEAR 1 FOOT AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
  AND 2.4 FEET AT 1105 AM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$


TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
777 
WHUS46 KSGX 311020
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
320 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY BEACHES... 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES...

.A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FROM
OCEANSIDE NORTH TO HUNTINGTON BEACH. SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER
LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT
WILL BE IN PLACE DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR ABOVE AVERAGE SURF AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ042-043-311830-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.130731T2100Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
320 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* SURF...5 TO 7 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 8 FEET...DECREASING
  BELOW 7 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM TODAY FOR
  HIGH SURF...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
  TODAY THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY.

* HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...5 FEET AT 549 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON...AND 5.4 FEET AT 638 PM THURSDAY EVENING.

* HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AT POINT LOMA...5 FEET AT 536 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
  AND 5.2 FEET AT 627 PM THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOWEST LOW TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...2.5 FEET AT 1113 AM
  THIS MORNING...AND 0.6 FEET AT 125 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOWEST LOW TIDES AT POINT LOMA...2.4 FEET AT 1105 AM THIS MORNING...
  AND 0.6 FEET AT 118 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

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

TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
532 
WHUS46 KSGX 311623
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
923 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY BEACHES... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELL OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FROM
OCEANSIDE NORTH TO HUNTINGTON BEACH. SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER LATER
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT WILL BE
IN PLACE DURING THIS TIME FRAME FOR ABOVE AVERAGE SURF AND STRONG
RIP CURRENTS.

CAZ042-043-312100-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.130731T2100Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
923 AM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 8 FEET...DECREASING
  BELOW 7 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM TODAY FOR 
  HIGH SURF...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM 
  TODAY THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY. 

* HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...5 FEET AT 549 PM 
  THIS AFTERNOON...AND 5.4 FEET AT 638 PM THURSDAY EVENING. 

* HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AT POINT LOMA...5 FEET AT 536 PM THIS 
  AFTERNOON... AND 5.2 FEET AT 627 PM THURSDAY EVENING. 

* LOWEST LOW TIDES AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE...2.5 FEET AT 1113 AM 
  THIS MORNING...AND 0.6 FEET AT 125 AM THURSDAY MORNING. 

* LOWEST LOW TIDES AT POINT LOMA...2.4 FEET AT 1105 AM THIS 
  MORNING... AND 0.6 FEET AT 118 AM THURSDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

JT

TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

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109 
WHUS46 KSGX 312106
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
206 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SURF
HEIGHTS FORECAST TO DROP BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA.
HOWEVER...ABOVE AVERAGE SURF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ORANGE AND
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES.

CAZ042-043-010500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130731T2100Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
206 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 6 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

JT

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830 
WHUS46 KSGX 010452
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
952 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE AVERAGE SURF THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES.

CAZ042-043-011300-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
952 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 6 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

SS

TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
480 
WHUS46 KSGX 011252
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
552 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE AVERAGE SURF
THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG
THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES.

CAZ042-043-012100-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
552 AM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 6 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM TODAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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

TO COMMENT ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: 

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
402 
WHUS46 KSGX 012046
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
146 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
BEACHES...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE AVERAGE SURF
THROUGH THIS EVENING...CREATING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES.

CAZ042-043-020400-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
146 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS OF 6 FEET.

* LOCATION...SOUTH FACING BEACHES BETWEEN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND 
  OCEANSIDE...AND BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH IN 
  SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM TODAY.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. THE LARGE SET WAVES WILL BE INFREQUENT BUT WASH WELL 
  UP THE BEACH AND OVER MOST JETTIES. ENTRANCES TO BAYS AND 
  MARINAS MAY HAVE BREAKING WAVES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE

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189 
WHUS46 KSGX 020349
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
849 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

CAZ042-043-020500-
/O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-130802T0400Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
849 PM PDT THU AUG 1 2013

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AND THE
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LOCAL SURF OF 3
TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINLY IN NORTHERN
ORANGE COUNTY.

$$

SS

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