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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 18, 2014, 7:57 PM PDT for 6 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 20, 2014, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2014, 7:57 PM PDT (02:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2014, 3:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2014, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 48 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 02:59 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 00:00Z, 3.0 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
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 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.
781 WHUS46 KMTR 190257 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 757 PM PDT SAT OCT 18 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARRIVING MONDAY AND TUESDAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE FIRST SET OF SWELLS WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SWELL PERIOD BECOMING 18 TO 20 SECONDS WHILE SWELL HEIGHT WILL REMAIN 4 TO 6 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME 11 TO 13 FEET MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SWELL PERIOD 14 TO 16 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-191800- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0012.141020T1000Z-141022T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 757 PM PDT SAT OCT 18 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALFMOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
8 follow-up statements
455 WHUS46 KMTR 191227 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 527 AM PDT SUN OCT 19 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARRIVING MONDAY AND TUESDAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE FIRST SET OF SWELLS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT WITH SWELL PERIOD BECOMING 18 TO 20 SECONDS WHILE SWELL HEIGHT WILL REMAIN 4 TO 6 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME 11 TO 13 FEET MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SWELL PERIOD 14 TO 16 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-200400- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0012.141020T1000Z-141022T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 527 AM PDT SUN OCT 19 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALFMOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
258 WHUS46 KMTR 200348 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 848 PM PDT SUN OCT 19 2014 ...LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARRIVING TONIGHT WITH LARGER SWELLS ARRIVING MONDAY AND TUESDAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT ARE HEADED TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE FIRST SET OF SWELLS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT WITH SWELL PERIOD BECOMING 18 TO 20 SECONDS WHILE SWELL HEIGHT WILL REMAIN 4 TO 6 FEET. SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME 11 TO 13 FEET MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH SWELL PERIOD 14 TO 16 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-202015- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0012.141020T1000Z-141022T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 848 PM PDT SUN OCT 19 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PDT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALFMOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
679 WHUS46 KMTR 201234 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 534 AM PDT MON OCT 20 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TODAY AND TUESDAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT WERE BEGINNING TO ARRIVE ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING. SWELL HEIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 11 TO 13 FEET ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH SWELL PERIOD 14 TO 16 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-211200- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141022T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 534 AM PDT MON OCT 20 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALF MOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
462 WHUS46 KMTR 202109 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 209 PM PDT MON OCT 20 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TODAY AND TUESDAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT WERE BEGINNING TO ARRIVE TO THE WATERS OFF POINT ARENA MONDAY AFTERNOON. SWELL HEIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS...UP TO 11 TO 13 FEET ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH SWELL PERIOD 14 TO 16 SECONDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-210515- /O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141022T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 209 PM PDT MON OCT 20 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALF MOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
879 WHUS46 KMTR 210404 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 904 PM PDT MON OCT 20 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH SWELL HEIGHTS OF 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 TO 16 SECONDS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-211400- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141022T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 904 PM PDT MON OCT 20 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALF MOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
419 WHUS46 KMTR 211349 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 649 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TODAY... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WITH SWELL HEIGHTS OF 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 TO 16 SECONDS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. SWELLS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TONIGHT. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-212200- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141022T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 649 AM PDT TUE OCT 21 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALF MOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
612 WHUS46 KMTR 220251 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 751 PM PDT TUE OCT 21 2014 ...LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE THROOUGH TONIGHT... A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS GENERATED LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELLS THAT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WITH SWELL HEIGHTS OF 11 TO 13 FEET AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE BEACHES WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS. SWELLS ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE TONIGHT. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-221000- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141022T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 751 PM PDT TUE OCT 21 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE BEACH...HALF MOON BAY STATE BEACH...MANRESA STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS WITH INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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
957 WHUS46 KMTR 220936 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 236 AM PDT WED OCT 22 2014 CAZ006-505-509-529-530-221045- /O.EXP.KMTR.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-141022T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 236 AM PDT WED OCT 22 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... NORTHWEST SWELL CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE THIS MORNING AND SWELL PERIOD IS GRADUALLY FALLING AS WELL. THUS THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS MAY STILL OCCUR EVEN AS BREAKERS DECREASE SO CAUTION SHOULD STILL BE EXERCISED AT AREA BEACHES. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
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.