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Beach Hazards Statement 29, NWS San Diego, CA

December 19, 2014San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 19, 2014, 1:34 PM PST for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Dec 20, 2014, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2014, 1:34 PM PST (21:34 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2014, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 10:00 AM PST
In force
3 days
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 21:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2014-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2014-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

527 
WHUS46 KSGX 192134
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
134 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...

.A FRESH WEST SWELL WILL CREATE ELEVATED SURF ALONG WEST FACING
BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH
MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE THE
POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW INTO LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE
BEACH. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
PERIOD. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

CAZ042-043-201000-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0029.141220T1200Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
134 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND
MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET...WITH ISOLATED SETS TO 8 FEET. 

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES...
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF
  DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...SURF BUILDING SATURDAY...THEN SLOWLY LOWERING SUNDAY
  THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNINGS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNRISE EACH
  DAY.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
  ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS.

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.

&&

$$

JJT

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
8 follow-up statements
915 
WHUS46 KSGX 200933
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
133 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL GENERATE ELEVATED SURF
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE
COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED
SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

CAZ042-043-202200-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.141220T1200Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
133 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET AT EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES LATE TODAY
  THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. ISOLATED SETS TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE BETWEEN
  LA JOLLA AND POINT LOMA. 3 TO 5 FEET ELSEWHERE.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF BUILDING TODAY AND PEAKING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING...THEN SLOWLY LOWERING SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNINGS.
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AM AND 9 AM EACH
  DAY.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING 
  LOTS. 

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
361 
WHUS46 KSGX 202154
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
154 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL GENERATE ELEVATED SURF
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE
COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED
SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

CAZ042-043-211000-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
154 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET AT EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES THROUGH
  EARLY SUNDAY. ISOLATED SETS TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE BETWEEN LA JOLLA
  AND POINT LOMA. 3 TO 5 FEET ELSEWHERE.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF PEAKING TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
  LOWERING SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW
  SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNINGS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AM AND 9 AM 
  EACH DAY. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING 
  LOTS. 

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.

&&

$$

JJT

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
013 
WHUS46 KSGX 210949
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
149 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL GENERATE ELEVATED SURF
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE
COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED
SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

CAZ042-043-212200-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
149 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET AT EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES THROUGH LATE
  THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SETS TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE BETWEEN LA JOLLA
  AND POINT LOMA. 3 TO 5 FEET ELSEWHERE. SURF BEGINNING TO LOWER
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF PEAKING THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY LOWERING THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW EACH MORNING
  THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AM AND 9 AM 
  EACH DAY. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING 
  LOTS. 

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
574 
WHUS46 KSGX 212055
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1255 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF ALONG
EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES
THROUGH MONDAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH
MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE BY MID-WEEK.

CAZ042-043-221000-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1255 PM PST SUN DEC 21 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. 2 TO 5 FEET ELSEWHERE. SURF BEGINNING TO LOWER
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY LOWERING
  THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW EACH MORNING AND STRONG
  RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET BETWEEN ABOUT 7 AM AND 9 AM 
  EACH DAY. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING 
  LOTS. 

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.

&&

$$

JJT

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
353 
WHUS46 KSGX 220944
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
144 AM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE
COUNTIES TODAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET
EACH MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR
TIDAL OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

CAZ042-043-222200-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
144 AM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SETS TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF SLOWLY LOWERING THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL
  OVERFLOW EACH MORNING AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET BETWEEN ABOUT 8 AM AND 9 AM 
  EACH DAY. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING 
  LOTS. 

* OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING
  WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS INTO FRIDAY. LOWERING MORNING HIGH TIDES WILL DIMINISH
  THE RISK OF TIDAL OVERFLOW.

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
878 
WHUS46 KSGX 222148
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
148 PM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE
COUNTIES TODAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH
MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

CAZ042-043-231000-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
148 PM PST MON DEC 22 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET. ISOLATED SETS TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF SLOWLY LOWERING THROUGH TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL 
  OVERFLOW EACH MORNING AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES AROUND 7 FEET BETWEEN ABOUT 8 AM AND 9 AM 
  EACH DAY. 

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING 
  AREAS ALONG THE BEACH IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING 
  LOTS. 

* OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING 
  WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS INTO FRIDAY. LOWERING MORNING HIGH TIDES WILL 
  DIMINISH THE RISK OF TIDAL OVERFLOW. 

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.

&&

$$

JJT

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
519 
WHUS46 KSGX 230945
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
145 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

...HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AND ELEVATED SURF TO CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF
ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES IN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE
COUNTIES TODAY. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ABOVE 7 FEET EACH
MORNING...COMBINED WITH THE ELEVATED SURF...MAY CAUSE MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW IN LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

CAZ042-043-231800-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
145 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES... 
  ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH 
  OF DEL MAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

* TIMING...SURF SLOWLY LOWERING THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE INCREASING
  AGAIN TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW THIS MORNING.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDE OF 7 FEET AROUND 915 AM.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING BEACH
  AREAS AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE.

* OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING 
  WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP 
  CURRENTS INTO FRIDAY. LOWERING MORNING HIGH TIDES WILL 
  DIMINISH THE RISK OF TIDAL OVERFLOW. 

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
906 
WHUS46 KSGX 231756
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
956 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM
PST...

CAZ042-043-231900-
/O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0029.000000T0000Z-141223T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
956 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2014

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL FALL BELOW 7 FEET AND THEREFORE MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ELEVATED SURF
WILL CONTINUE STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.

$$
JT

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

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.