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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 15, 2014, 1:34 PM PDT for 5 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 15, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2014, 1:34 PM PDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2014, 3:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The radar
The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 799 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
401 WHUS46 KMTR 152034 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 134 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...A FAST MOVING NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AN OFFSHORE STORM SYSTEM HAS GENERATED A LARGE FAST MOVING NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. THIS FAST MOVING SWELL WILL GENERATE LOCALLY LARGE SURF CONDITIONS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. THIS WAVE SYSTEM SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING AN END TO THE LARGE SURF AND SNEAKER WAVE THREAT. CAZ505-509-529-530-160445- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0011.141016T0500Z-141016T2200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 134 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... 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 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND CARMEL RIVER BEACH. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG 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. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
2 follow-up statements
866 WHUS46 KMTR 160304 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 804 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...A FAST MOVING NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AN OFFSHORE STORM SYSTEM HAS GENERATED A LARGE FAST MOVING NORTHWEST SWELL WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST TONIGHT. THIS FAST MOVING SWELL WILL GENERATE LOCALLY LARGE SURF CONDITIONS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. THIS WAVE SYSTEM SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING AN END TO THE LARGE SURF AND SNEAKER WAVE THREAT. CAZ505-509-529-530-162200- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.141016T0500Z-141016T2200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 804 PM PDT WED OCT 15 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND CARMEL RIVER BEACH. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS BEING SWEPT INTO THE SEA BY A WAVE. PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK TO THE SEA. FISHERMAN SHOULD AVOID FISHING FROM ROCKS OR JETTIES. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
006 WHUS46 KMTR 161137 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 437 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...A FAST MOVING NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AN OFFSHORE STORM SYSTEM HAS GENERATED A LARGE FAST MOVING NORTHWEST SWELL. THESE FAST MOVING SWELL WILL GENERATE LOCALLY LARGE SURF CONDITIONS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. SWELLS WILL DECREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY RESULTING IN A REDUCED THREAT TO THE LARGE SURF AND SNEAKER WAVE THREAT. CAZ505-509-529-530-162200- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-141016T2200Z/ COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 437 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH AND CARMEL RIVER BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FAST MOVING SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG 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. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ 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 15, 3:02 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 34 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.