Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2015
Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 23, 2015, 2:32 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Jan 23, 2015, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2015, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2015, 2:09 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Los Angeles County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:35 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
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 3373 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
879 WHUS46 KLOX 231032 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 232 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST... ...BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... .A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HIGH SURF FOR THE CENTRAL COAST STARTING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE SWELL WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF OF 10 TO 12 FEET ON WEST FACING BEACHES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AFFECTED BEACHES. FOR THE BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...THE WESTERLY SWELL WILL GENERATE ELEVATED SURF CONDITIONS...WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET ON WEST-FACING BEACHES...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. CAZ034-035-240000- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0002.150124T0000Z-150125T0000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 232 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SURF...10 TO 12 FEET. * TIMING...400 PM TODAY THROUGH 400 PM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL BREAKING WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SURF ZONE CONDITIONS. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. 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. REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ CAZ040-041-087-240000- /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0002.150124T0000Z-150125T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- 232 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ON WEST-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...400 PM TODAY THROUGH 400 PM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ RAT
1 follow-up statement
378 WHUS46 KLOX 232209 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 209 PM PST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A BUILDING SWELL WILL CREATE HIGH SURF ALONG EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK MIDDAY SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT AFFECTED BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-240615- /O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0002.150124T0000Z-150125T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KLOX.SU.Y.0002.150124T0000Z-150125T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- 209 PM PST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SURF...5 TO 7 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKERS UP TO 8 FEET ALONG EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES. THE SURF WILL PEAK SATURDAY MORNING. RELATIVELY LONG LULLS CAN OCCUR BETWEEN THE LARGEST BEAKERS. * LOCATION...SURF HEIGHTS WILL VARY AT DIFFERENT BEACHES AS WELL AS AT THE SAME BEACH AND THE LARGEST SURF IS EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF VENTURA HARBOR IN VENTURA COUNTY...AND IN THE SOUTH SANTA MONICA BAY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGER WAVES WILL WASH OVER JETTIES AND OVER PREVIOUSLY DRY SHORES WITHOUT WARNING. 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. REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ CAZ034-035-240615- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0002.150124T0000Z-150125T0000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 209 PM PST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SURF...10 TO 12 FEET. * LOCATION...SURF HEIGHTS WILL VARY AT DIFFERENT BEACHES AS WELL AS AT THE SAME BEACH AND THE LARGEST SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG THE EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGER WAVES WILL WASH OVER JETTIES AND OVER PREVIOUSLY DRY SHORES WITHOUT WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 4:51 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 10 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:51 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 41 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:51 AM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 58 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:46 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | LOX | 42 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:27 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 43 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015
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.