Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2013
Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 2, 2013, 8:35 PM PDT for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Nov 3, 2013, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2013, 8:35 PM PDT (03:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2013, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2013, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 52 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 03:36 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 00:00Z, 3.6 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
- 2014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736 WHUS46 KSGX 030335 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 835 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGHEST HIGH TIDES WILL EXCEED 7 FEET. HIGH TIDES WILL LOWER BELOW 7 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ042-043-031300- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0009.131103T1600Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 835 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERLY FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * SURF...ISOLATED SETS TO 6 FEET ON WESTERLY FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...8 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH...INCLUDING PARKING LOTS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ JJT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
7 follow-up statements
567 WHUS46 KSGX 031232 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 432 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGHEST HIGH TIDES WILL EXCEED 7 FEET. HIGH TIDES WILL LOWER BELOW 7 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ042-043-032215- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.131103T1600Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 432 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * SURF...ISOLATED SETS TO 6 FEET ON WEST FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...8 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH NOON PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ SS 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
323 WHUS46 KSGX 032140 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 140 PM PST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE POSSIBLE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TIDES WILL LOWER BELOW 7 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL LOWER AS WELL. CAZ042-043-040500- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 140 PM PST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH SETS TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN THE HIGH TIDE TRANSITIONS TO A LOW TIDE. * TIDES...HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS WITH LOWEST LOW TIDES AROUND MINUS 1 FOOT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS. LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...THE STRAND ALONG OCEANSIDE BEACH...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. ALSO...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MEANS THAT HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION WITH ABOVE NORMAL SURF WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS. COASTAL OFFICIALS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THEIR BEACHES. A BEACH HAZARDS 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. && $$ 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 HARRISON
550 WHUS46 KSGX 040510 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 910 PM PST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE POSSIBLE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TIDES WILL LOWER BELOW 7 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE ENHANCED WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL LOWER THROUGH THE WEEK. CAZ042-043-041400- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 910 PM PST SUN NOV 3 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...RISING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH SETS TO 6 FEET ON MONDAY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN THE HIGH TIDE TRANSITIONS TO A LOW TIDE. * TIDES...HIGHEST HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET DURING THE MID-MORNING HOURS...WITH LOWEST LOW TIDES AROUND MINUS 1 FOOT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS. LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...THE STRAND ALONG OCEANSIDE BEACH...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. ALSO...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MEANS THAT HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION WITH ABOVE NORMAL SURF WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS. COASTAL OFFICIALS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THEIR BEACHES. A BEACH HAZARDS 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. && $$ 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
572 WHUS46 KSGX 041309 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 509 AM PST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE POSSIBLE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TIDES WILL DROP BELOW 7 FEET LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE ENHANCED WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE WEEK. CAZ042-043-042300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 509 AM PST MON NOV 4 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...3 TO 6 FEET TODAY...HIGHEST SOUTH OF CARDIFF. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN THE HIGH TIDE TRANSITIONS TO A LOW TIDE. * TIDES...HIGHEST HIGH TIDES 7 FEET AROUND 900 AM...WITH LOWEST LOW TIDES AROUND MINUS 1 FOOT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS. LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...THE STRAND ALONG OCEANSIDE BEACH...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. ALSO...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MEANS THAT HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION WITH ABOVE NORMAL SURF WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS. COASTAL OFFICIALS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THEIR BEACHES. A BEACH HAZARDS 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. && $$ MM
550 WHUS46 KSGX 042255 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 255 PM PST MON NOV 4 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE POSSIBLE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TIDES WILL DROP BELOW 7 FEET LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND THE ENHANCED WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE WEEK. CAZ042-043-050900- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 255 PM PST MON NOV 4 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...3 TO 6 FEET TODAY...HIGHEST SOUTH OF CARDIFF. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN THE HIGH TIDE TRANSITIONS TO A LOW TIDE. * TIDES...HIGHEST HIGH TIDES 7 FEET AROUND 930 AM...WITH LOWEST LOW TIDES AROUND MINUS 1 FOOT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON PST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS. LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...THE STRAND ALONG OCEANSIDE BEACH...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. ALSO...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MEANS THAT HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION WITH ABOVE NORMAL SURF WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS. COASTAL OFFICIALS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THEIR BEACHES. A BEACH HAZARDS 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. && $$ 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
202 WHUS46 KSGX 050849 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1249 AM PST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE POSSIBLE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING... .HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAINLY ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES THIS MORNING. HIGH TIDES WILL DROP BELOW 7 FEET LATE THIS MORNING...AND THE ENHANCED WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL DECREASE. CAZ042-043-052000- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1249 AM PST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...WEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. * SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...HIGHEST SOUTH OF CARDIFF. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING WHEN THE HIGH TIDE TRANSITIONS TO A LOW TIDE. * TIDES...HIGHEST HIGH TIDE 7 FEET AROUND 930 AM...WITH LOWEST LOW TIDES AROUND MINUS 1 FOOT BY LATE AFTERNOON. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON PST TODAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS. LOCATIONS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...THE STRAND ALONG OCEANSIDE BEACH...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. ALSO...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MEANS THAT HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION WITH ABOVE NORMAL SURF WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH SUCH AS BEACH PARKING LOTS. COASTAL OFFICIALS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD THEIR BEACHES. A BEACH HAZARDS 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. && $$ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS MM
599 WHUS46 KSGX 051949 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1149 AM PST TUE NOV 5 2013 CAZ042-043-052100- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-131105T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1149 AM PST TUE NOV 5 2013 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE HIGH TIDE IS LOWERING...THE HIGH TIDE TOMORROW WILL LOWER BELOW 7 FEET...AND THE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER TODAY AND TOMORROW. THUS...THE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...AND SO THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 HARRISON
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.