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Beach Hazards Statement 10, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 9, 2014, 3:52 PM PDT for 6 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 11, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2014, 3:52 PM PDT (22:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 11, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2014, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 1603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
633 WHUS46 KMTR 092252 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 352 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... A BIG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE WAVES THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. INITIALLY THE SWELL PERIOD WILL INCREASE TO 18 TO 20 SECONDS BEGINNING TONIGHT BUT SWELLS WILL REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET. THEN ON SATURDAY THE SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 9 TO 11 FEET REACHING THEIR HIGHEST OF 11 TO 13 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SWELL PERIOD WILL BE 17 TO 19 SECONDS SATURDAY BECOMING 16 TO 17 SECONDS BY SUNDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-110000- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0010.141011T1800Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 352 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$
9 follow-up statements
996 WHUS46 KMTR 102054 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 154 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... A BIG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE WAVES THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SWELL PERIOD HAS INCREASED TO 17 SECONDS WHILE SWELL HEIGHT REMAINS 3 TO 5 FEET. ON SATURDAY THE SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 9 TO 11 FEET....REACHING THEIR PEAK OF 11 TO 13 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SWELL PERIOD WILL BE 17 TO 19 SECONDS SATURDAY BECOMING 16 TO 17 SECONDS BY SUNDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-111300- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.141011T1800Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 154 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
632 WHUS46 KMTR 110526 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1026 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... A BIG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE WAVES THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SWELL PERIOD IS CURRENT 17 SECONDS WHILE SWELL HEIGHT REMAINS AROUND 3 FEET. ON SATURDAY THE SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 9 TO 11 FEET.... REACHING THEIR PEAK OF 11 TO 13 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SWELL PERIOD WILL BE 17 TO 19 SECONDS SATURDAY BECOMING 16 TO 17 SECONDS BY SUNDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-111800- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.141011T1800Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1026 PM PDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
401 WHUS46 KMTR 111153 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 453 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... A STRONG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE WAVES THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A LONG PERIOD BETWEEN 17 TO 19 SECONDS BECOMING 16 TO 17 SECONDS BY SUNDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-112000- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.141011T1800Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 453 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
496 WHUS46 KMTR 111944 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1244 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND... A STRONG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS GENERATING LARGE WAVES THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A LONG PERIOD BETWEEN 17 TO 19 SECONDS BECOMING 16 TO 17 SECONDS BY SUNDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-120400- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1244 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
597 WHUS46 KMTR 120352 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 852 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND... AT 8 PM PDT BUOYS ALONG THE COAST FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY ARE REPORTING 7 TO 8 FOOT SWELLS WITH A 17 TO 19 SECOND PERIOD. SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT REACHING THEIR PEAK OF 10 TO 12 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH SWELL PERIOD 16 TO 17 SECONDS. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-121815- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 852 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
167 WHUS46 KMTR 121756 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1056 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WITH SWELL PERIODS OF 16 TO 18 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-130400- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-141013T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1056 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
806 WHUS46 KMTR 130351 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 851 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES DECREASING MONDAY... NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 11 TO 13 FEET WITH SWELL PERIODS AROUND 16 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON MONDAY. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-132200- /O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-141013T2200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 851 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
765 WHUS46 KMTR 131341 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 641 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES DECREASING MONDAY... NORTHWEST SWELLS OF 9 TO 11 FEET WITH SWELL PERIODS AROUND 15 SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. THESE LARGE WAVES WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-132200- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-141013T2200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 641 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
254 WHUS46 KMTR 132147 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 247 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2014 CAZ006-505-509-529-530-132300- /O.EXP.KMTR.BH.S.0010.000000T0000Z-141013T2200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 247 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... SEAS ARE STARTING TO SUBSIDE, SO THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERSONS AT LOCAL BEACHES ARE ADVISED TO STILL USE CAUTION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS FOR POSSIBLE SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 days | |
| Oct 9, 8:12 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 4 days | |
| Oct 9, 1:03 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | MTR | 23 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2014Every beach hazards statement in 2014
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.