Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2014
Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 25, 2014, 8:17 AM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Apr 25, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 43 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2014, 8:17 AM PDT (15:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 43 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Los Angeles County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:19 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 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.
246 WHUS46 KLOX 251517 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 817 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A BUILDING SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL GENERATE STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SOUTH SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. SURF GENERATED FROM GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE WILL BUILD SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANBARS AND AT TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE IS EXPECTED IN THE MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM OUT OF THE CURRENT THEN TO SHORE. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. CAZ039>041-087-260000- /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0008.140426T0500Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- 817 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND WEST AND NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THE WIND SWELL WILL BUILD SHARPLY TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. $$ SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
9 follow-up statements
074 WHUS46 KLOX 252357 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 457 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT STRONG RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SURF GENERATED FROM GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE WILL BUILD SHARPLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE IS EXPECTED IN THE MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. CAZ039>041-087-260800- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.140426T0500Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- 457 PM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 OR 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. THE WIND SWELL WILL BUILD SHARPLY TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. $$ SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
481 WHUS46 KLOX 260853 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 153 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SURF GENERATED FROM GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND SUNDAY. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. CAZ039>041-087-261700- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- 153 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 OR 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE WIND SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. $$ SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
334 WHUS46 KLOX 261636 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 936 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SURF GENERATED FROM GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR SHORE WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR DURING MID ADFTERNOON TODAY AND SUNDAY. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT...THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. CAZ039>041-087-270100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- 936 AM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 OR 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE WIND SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY AND TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. $$ SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
800 WHUS46 KLOX 270006 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 506 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF TO CONTINUE ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY... .GALE FORCE WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY CHOPPY SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH BREAKERS UP TO 10 FEET ACROSS MOST FAVORED LOCATIONS. MEANWHILE...A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINTAINING ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. CAZ040-041-270500- /O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0013.140427T0006Z-140427T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0009.140427T0500Z-140428T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 506 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...6 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS WEST FACING BEACHES. ELEVATED SURF BETWEEN 3 AND 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT... THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. && $$ CAZ039-087-270500- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-CATALINA ISLAND- 506 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET ON CATALINA ISLAND. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT... THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. $$ GOMBERG/SIRARD SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
922 WHUS46 KLOX 270452 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 952 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF TO CONTINUE ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY... .GALE FORCE WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY CHOPPY SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY...MAINTAINING ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. CAZ040-041-271300- /O.EXP.KLOX.SU.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140427T0500Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0009.140427T0500Z-140428T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 952 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 OR 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ034-035-271300- /O.EXA.KLOX.BH.S.0009.140427T0500Z-140428T0000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 952 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...ELEVATED SURF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ039-087-271300- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-CATALINA ISLAND- 952 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET ON CATALINA ISLAND. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT... THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. $$ SIRARD SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
076 WHUS46 KLOX 271251 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 551 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF TO CONTINUE ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH TODAY... .GALE FORCE WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY CHOPPY SEA CONDITIONS THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE...A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY...MAINTAINING ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. CAZ034-035-272100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 551 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...ELEVATED SURF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ040-041-272100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 551 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 OR 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ039-087-272100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-CATALINA ISLAND- 551 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET ON CATALINA ISLAND. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT... THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. $$ KAPLAN SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
427 WHUS46 KLOX 272022 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 122 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES TODAY... .GALE FORCE WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY CHOPPY SEA CONDITIONS TODAY. MEANWHILE...A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE IN THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND LOCALLY GENERATED WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL WILL RESULT IN STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENTS FREQUENTLY DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS...ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES AROUND LOW TIDE. CAZ034-035-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 122 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SWELL WITH SURF BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET. * TIMING...THE MIXED SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ040-041-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 122 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND VERY CHOPPY WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 7 OR 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ039-087-280000- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-CATALINA ISLAND- 122 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET ON CATALINA ISLAND. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT... THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. $$ SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
345 WHUS46 KLOX 272354 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 454 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG ALL EXPOSED SHORES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... CAZ034-035-280400- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 454 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...MIXED NORTHWEST AND SOUTH SWELL WITH SURF BETWEEN 4 TO 8 FEET. * TIMING...THE MIXED SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ040-041-280400- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 454 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WAVES. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET. LOCAL SETS UP TO 8 FEET FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ CAZ039-087-280400- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0400Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-CATALINA ISLAND- 454 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS DUE TO A MIXED LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL AND A WEST WIND SWELL. * SURF...3 TO 6 FEET...WITH SETS TO 8 FEET ON CATALINA ISLAND. * TIMING...THE SOUTH SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE ENHANCED WIND SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALL EXPOSED SHORES. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ESPECIALLY AROUND TIMES OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING TIDES AND IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES AND SANDBARS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT... THEN TO SWIM TOWARDS THE SHORE ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT. DO NOT FIGHT THE CURRENT. $$ SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
148 WHUS46 KLOX 280351 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 851 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SURF SUBSIDING BUT A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURERNTS REMAINS... .A LOCALLY WIND DRIVEN SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE...BUT ENOUGH ENERGY REMAINS FOR A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. CAZ034-035-040-041-280500- /O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-140428T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- 851 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LOCALLY WIND DRIVEN SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE...BUT ENOUGH ENERGY REMAINS FOR A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$ CAZ039-087-280500- /O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-140428T0400Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-CATALINA ISLAND- 851 PM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LOCALLY WIND DRIVEN SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE...BUT ENOUGH ENERGY REMAINS FOR A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. $$ HALL SURVEY FOR THIS PRODUCT FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Apr 25, 7:40 AM PDT, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 7:40 AM PDT, 37 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 740 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS... LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT LIGHT SNOWFALL ON THE GRAPEVINE PASS IS POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SUN)...THIS HAS BEEN A TRICKY FORECAST TO NAIL DOWN THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MOST MODELS ARE NOW IN AGREEMENT OVER THE SHORT TERM. FOR TODAY...A QUICK MOVING UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SHARPLY SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY AREAS N OF POINT CONCEPTION. A BAND OF LIGHT SHOWERS WILL REACH THE CENTRAL COAST LATER THIS MORNING. THERE IS NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE TO TAP INTO WITH THIS QUICK MOVING SYSTEM. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE SHARPLY LOWER TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH HIGHS GENERALLY ONLY REACHING THE MID TO UPPER 60S. BY THIS EVENING THE UPPER LOW BRIEFLY CUTS OFF OVER SLO/SBA COUNTIES. THE 850-700 MB FLOW WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NW WHICH IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST AND VALLEYS. HOWEVER...THE NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP ENHANCE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE VENTURA AND WESTERN LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE. AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING THRU OVERNIGHT HOURS....MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE LA/VTU/SBA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN LA COUNTY. 850 MB WINDS WILL BECOME A BIT MORE CYCLONIC OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER RAIN AMOUNTS. ALSO...HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER FOR LA COUNTY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALTHOUGH CERTAIN CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS LIKE LIFTED INDEX ARE NOT UNSTABLE...A FEW NAM BUFFER SOUNDINGS INDICATED CAPE TO 400 J/KG FROM LOW LEVELS TO AROUND 550 MB. WITH THE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH WITH CYCLONIC FLOW EXPECTED OVER LA/ORANGE/SAN DIEGO COUNTIES AND 500 MB TEMPS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND -24 DEGREES CELSIUS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER SEEMED REASONABLE. THE MAIN ISSUES WITH THIS QUICK HITTING STORM WILL BE THE WINDS AND SNOW. A WIND ADVISORY WILL GO INTO AFFECT LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...THEN BECOME UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. EXPECT SW WINDS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH TODAY...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NW 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LIKELY. A MOUNTAIN WAVE COULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS AND BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE NEENACH AND POPPY PARK AREAS TONIGHT. EXPECT BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO LOWER NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED THIS MORNING AS WELL VALID FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE VENTURA AND LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FT BY LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO 4000 FT LOCALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES INCLUDING THE I-5 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WITH NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVER NIGHT HOURS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE DAY SHIFT HAD TO UPGRADE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER WARNING...NOT SO MUCH DUE TO THE SNOW...BUT FOR THE STRONG AND POTENTIAL DAMAGING WINDS. HIGH TEMPS ON SATURDAY WILL BE QUITE COOL WITH MOST COAST AND VALLEYS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S...WHILE THE INTERIOR AREAS WILL BE IN THE 50S. OF COURSE THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE MUCH COLDER. THE UPPER LOW QUICKLY PUSHES EAST TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY SAT EVENING ALLOWING BROAD NW FLOW AND HIGHER HEIGHTS TO BUILD IN FOR SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY MORNING...WHAT SHOWERS THAT ARE LEFT SHOULD BE LIMITED TO EASTERN LA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE VENTURA AND LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE. SKIES SHOULD BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT A 3 TO 6 DEGREE WARM UP ON SUNDAY. .LONG TERM (MON-THU)... THE FORECAST WILL TAKE ON A MAJOR CHANGE NEXT WEEK. BY MONDAY...BOTH THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS INDICATE A STRONG UPPER HIGH BUILDING IN OVER THE EASTERN PAC JUST EAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE UPPER RIDGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER HIGH WILL BECOME QUITE ELONGATED WELL INTO WESTERN CANADA. 500 MB HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE TO WARM UP SIGNIFICANTLY. AT THE LOWER LEVELS...OFFSHORE FLOW SETS UP AS A RELATIVELY STRONG SURFACE HIGH BUILDS OVER NORTHERN NEVADA. THE COMBINATION OF THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING EXTREMELY WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND LIKELY INTO THURSDAY. WARMEST TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 90S ACROSS THE LA/VTU COUNTY VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE UPPER 80S ACROSS INLAND COASTAL AREAS AND INTERIOR SLO/SBA VALLEYS. THERE WILL LIKELY BE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...25/1200Z...CLOUDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREA DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. CONDITIONS WERE GENERALLY LOW MVFR TO HIGH IFR IN MOST AREAS. EXPECT LITTLE CLEARING TODAY...ALTHOUGH CIGS WILL LIKELY RISE TO HIGH MVFR LEVELS...AND POSSIBLY TO VFR LEVELS. FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SLO AND SBA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING SOME SHOWERS AS EARLY AS 17Z...WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS REACHING LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY TODAY...THEN STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. KLAX...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE 12Z TAF. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT CIGS WILL RISE TO VFR LEVELS BETWEEN 18Z AND 23Z. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE THAT E TO SE WINDS COULD REACH 10 KT BETWEEN 14Z AND 18Z. KBUR...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 12Z TAF. THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE THAT CIGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR LEVELS BETWEEN 18Z AND 23Z. && .MARINE...25/300 AM PDT...FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE IN GALE FORCE WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE MUCH OF THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS AND THE INNER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT...AND PERSISTING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS LOOK TO BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM POINT CONCEPTION TO SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE INNER WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). && PUBLIC...KAPLAN AVIATION/MARINE...DB SYNOPSIS...KJ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 6:00 AM PDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-261300- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 600 AM PDT FRI APR 25 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. THERE WILL BE A WIND ADVISORY LEADING UP TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SAME AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE FOR THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE LA/VTU COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE GALE FORCE WINDS FOR COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION INCLUDING THE INNER WATERS LATER THIS EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE IN EFFECT BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY AS WELL. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE FOR THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE LA/VTU COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE GALE FORCE WINDS FOR COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION INCLUDING THE INNER WATERS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE IN EFFECT BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY AS WELL. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KAPLAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:14 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 4 days | |
| Apr 25, 3:14 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Apr 25, 3:25 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | 42 hr | |
| Apr 25, 3:25 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 48 hr |
| Apr 25, 5:43 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | 29 hr |
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