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Beach Hazards Statement 27, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 13, 2014, 9:58 PM PST for San Diego County, California. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2014, 9:58 PM PST (05:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2014, 1:13 AM PST
- In force
- 27 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 05:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
570 WHUS46 KSGX 140558 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 958 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A SLOWLY FADING WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED SURF TO THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THESE AREAS WILL SEE SURF OF 3-5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET. ANOTHER LARGE...MODERATE PERIOD...SWELL WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY...BRINGING HIGH SURF FOR LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.. CAZ042-043-141400- /O.EXP.KSGX.SU.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-141214T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0027.141214T0600Z-141216T0200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 958 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF OCEANSIDE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE MID DAY MONDAY...BUILD MONDAY NIGHT AND PEAK TUESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH SURF TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ BA
4 follow-up statements
885 WHUS46 KSGX 141321 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 521 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A SLOWLY FADING WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED SURF TO THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THESE AREAS WILL SEE SURF OF 3-5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET. ANOTHER LARGE...MODERATE PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY AND PEAK TUESDAY...BRINGING HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. SURF AND SWELL WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. CAZ042-043-150200- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0027.000000T0000Z-141216T0200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 521 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET WITH SETS TO 6 FEET ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF OCEANSIDE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS MID DAY MONDAY...BUILD MONDAY NIGHT AND PEAK TUESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH SURF LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ 22 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
935 WHUS46 KSGX 150303 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 703 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A SLOWLY FADING WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED SURF TO THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. THESE AREAS WILL HAVE SURF OF 3-5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET. ANOTHER LARGE...MODERATE PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK TUESDAY...BRINGING HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. SURF AND SWELL WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. CAZ042-043-151400- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0027.000000T0000Z-141216T0200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 703 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET WITH SETS TO 6 FEET ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF OCEANSIDE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE IN THE COASTAL WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUILD MONDAY NIGHT AND PEAK TUESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH SURF MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. && $$ MAXWELL
566 WHUS46 KSGX 150514 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 914 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY... .A SLOWLY FADING WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET MONDAY. ANOTHER LARGE...MODERATE PERIOD SWELL FROM THE WEST WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES EARLY MONDAY EVENING AND PEAK TUESDAY...BRINGING HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO THE ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. SURF WILL BE 5 TO 8 FEET ON WEST FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET...MAINLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF AND SWELL WILL SUBSIDE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CAZ042-043-151700- /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0013.141216T0200Z-141217T2000Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0027.000000T0000Z-141216T0200Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 914 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET WITH SETS TO 6 FEET ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ON OTHER BEACHES...SURF WILL MOSTLY BE 4 TO 6 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SURF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY. * TIMING...HIGHEST SURF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 5 FEET AROUND SUNRISE EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ MAXWELL
843 WHUS46 KSGX 150913 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 113 AM PST MON DEC 15 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY... .A NEW BIG SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE TODAY WITH A FAIRLY LONG PERIOD. THIS WILL BRING HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO THE BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SURF IS EXPECTED AROUND HUNTINGTON BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. HIGH TIDES WILL NOT BE HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE TIDAL OVERFLOW. CAZ042-043-151015- /O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0027.000000T0000Z-141216T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0013.141216T0200Z-141217T2000Z/ ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 113 AM PST MON DEC 15 2014 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 6 FEET TODAY WITH SETS OF 7 FEET ARRIVING BY EVENING. 6 TO 10 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SETS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SURF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ MM
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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.