Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2014
Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Aug 6, 2014, 7:50 AM PDT for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Aug 6, 2014, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2014, 7:50 AM PDT (14:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 6, 2014, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2014, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
County San Diego County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 1146 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WHUS46 KSGX 061450 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 750 AM PDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH THURSDAY... .A 3 TO 4 FOOT SOUTHWEST SWELL WITH A 15 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL CREATE ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ALONG SAND DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF AND STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH OF SOLANA BEACH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT..ESPECIALLY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE SWELL PERIOD DROPS BELOW 15 SECONDS BY FRIDAY...DECREASING SURF HEIGHTS. HOWEVER...THE SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL STILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET...LIKELY CONTINUING THE THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS WEEKEND. CAZ042-043-062300- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0013.140806T1500Z-140808T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 750 AM PDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO BEACHES NORTH OF SOLANA BEACH...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SETS TO 7 FEET IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. HIGHEST SURF ON SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. SURF DECREASING SOMEWHAT FRIDAY WITH SHORTER WAVE PERIODS. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONG- SHORE CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. * OUTLOOK...A 2 TO 3 FOOT SOUTH SWELL WITH A 13 TO 15 SECOND PERIOD WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND...LIKELY CONTINUING THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ TS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
4 follow-up statements
395 WHUS46 KSGX 062252 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 352 PM PDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .A 3 TO 4 FOOT SOUTHWEST SWELL WITH A 15 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD WILL CREATE ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONG- SHORE CURRENTS ALONG THE SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST SURF AND STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH OF SOLANA BEACH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT...ESPECIALLY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE SWELL PERIOD WILL DROP BELOW 15 SECONDS BY FRIDAY...DECREASING SURF HEIGHTS. HOWEVER...THE SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL STILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET...LIKELY CONTINUING THE THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS INTO THE WEEKEND. CAZ042-043-071115- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140808T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 352 PM PDT WED AUG 6 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO BEACHES NORTH OF SOLANA BEACH...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SETS TO 7 FEET IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. HIGHEST SURF ON SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. SURF DECREASING SOMEWHAT FRIDAY AS WAVE PERIODS SHORTEN. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONG- SHORE CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. * OUTLOOK...A 2 TO 3 FOOT SOUTH SWELL WITH A 13 TO 15 SECOND PERIOD WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AND INTO THIS WEEKEND...LIKELY CONTINUING THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
083 WHUS46 KSGX 071040 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 340 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A 3 TO 4 FOOT SOUTHWEST SWELL WITH A 13 TO 15 SECOND PERIOD WILL GENERATE ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AT THE SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE LARGEST SURF AND STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ALONG SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE A REINFORCING LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL ARRIVES EARLY SUNDAY. CAZ042-043-072100- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140808T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 340 AM PDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET...WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SETS TO 7 FEET IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. HIGHEST SURF ON SOUTH- SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SURF DECREASING SOMEWHAT FRIDAY AS THE SOUTH SWELL PERIOD DECREASES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. * OUTLOOK...A REINFORCING 2 TO 3 FOOT...16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD SOUTH SWELL IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE EARLY SUNDAY...BRINGING MORE ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS TO THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ SS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS
732 WHUS46 KSGX 071955 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1255 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A 3 TO 4 FOOT SOUTHWEST SWELL WITH A 14 TO 16 SECOND PERIOD WILL GENERATE ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE LARGEST SURF AND STRONGEST RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ALONG SOUTH- SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. CAZ042-043-080300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140808T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1255 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...2 TO 4 FEET...WITH OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SETS TO 5 FEET IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. HIGHEST SURF ON SOUTH- SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SURF DECREASING SOMEWHAT FRIDAY AS THE SOUTH SWELL PERIOD DECREASES. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. * OUTLOOK...A REINFORCING 2 TO 3 FOOT...16 TO 18 SECOND PERIOD SOUTH SWELL IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE LATE SATURDAY...BRINGING MORE ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS TO THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ MM
868 WHUS46 KSGX 080252 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 752 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2014 CAZ042-043-080400- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-140808T0300Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 752 PM PDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE ELEVATED SURF WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. $$ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT: HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS JJT
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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.