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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at May 12, 2014, 5:08 AM PDT for 6 counties in California. It took effect at May 14, 2014, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2014, 5:08 AM PDT (12:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 14, 2014, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2014, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 36 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 12:06 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, 0.1 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
- 2697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
358 WHUS46 KMTR 121208 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 508 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES TUESDAY AND CONTIUE INTO WEDNESDAY. A SOUTHERLY SWELL OF 2-3 FEET...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 4 FEET...WITH A 16-17 SECOND PERIOD WILL MIX WITH A 4-5 FOOT NORTHWEST SWELL AT 7-8 SECONDS WHICH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS IN THE FORM OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-131215- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0004.140513T1600Z-140515T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 508 AM PDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
7 follow-up statements
172 WHUS46 KMTR 122006 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 106 PM PDT MON MAY 12 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON TUESDAY AND BUILD INTO WEDNESDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 17 TO 18 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-132015- /O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0004.140514T1500Z-140515T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 106 PM PDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
398 WHUS46 KMTR 130158 CCA CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 656 PM PDT MON MAY 12 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON TUESDAY AND BUILD INTO WEDNESDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 17 TO 18 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-140200- /O.COR.KMTR.BH.S.0004.140514T1500Z-140515T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 656 PM PDT MON MAY 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK ...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
180 WHUS46 KMTR 131953 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1253 PM PDT TUE MAY 13 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO WEDNESDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 17 TO 18 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-142000- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0004.140514T1500Z-140515T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1253 PM PDT TUE MAY 13 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK ESPECIALLY ...ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
991 WHUS46 KMTR 141216 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 516 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO WEDNESDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 17 TO 18 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-151230- /O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0004.140514T1500Z-140516T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 516 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK ESPECIALLY ALONG ...SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
752 WHUS46 KMTR 142052 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 152 PM PDT WED MAY 14 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WATERS INTO THURSDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS INTO THURSDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-152100- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 152 PM PDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
739 WHUS46 KMTR 150510 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1010 PM PDT WED MAY 14 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WATERS INTO THURSDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS INTO THURSDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-151300- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 1010 PM PDT WED MAY 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
038 WHUS46 KMTR 151214 CFWMTR URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 514 AM PDT THU MAY 15 2014 A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WATERS INTO THURSDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET AT A PERIOD OF 14 TO 16 SECONDS WILL BE THE DOMINANT SWELL ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK. CAZ006-505-509-529-530-160300- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140516T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 514 AM PDT THU MAY 15 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...ALONG COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 9:07 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 6 hr | |
| May 12, 12:02 PM PDT | Heat Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 56 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.