Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2015
Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 11, 2015, 6:36 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Feb 13, 2015, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2015, 6:36 PM PST (02:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2015, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 8:05 AM PST
- In force
- 52 hr
- 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 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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, 2.6 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
- 3224 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354 WHUS46 KLOX 120236 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 636 PM PST WED FEB 11 2015 ...HIGH SURF FOR CENTRAL COAST AND BUILDING SURF SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS ON THURSDAY...BRINGING HIGH SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. AS THE SWELL MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ISOLATED HIGH SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AVOID STANDING ON ROCKS OR JETTIES NEAR THE WATERS EDGE AND REMEMBER TO NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN. CAZ034-035-120945- /O.NEW.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.150213T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 636 PM PST WED FEB 11 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-120945- /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0005.150213T1200Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 636 PM PST WED FEB 11 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WHERE THE SURF MAY RISE TO HIGH SURF THRESHOLDS. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME...AND THE L.A. COAST FROM MARINA DEL REY TO PALOS VERDES. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AND A POSSIBILITY OF SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ SMITH
11 follow-up statements
883 WHUS46 KLOX 120923 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 123 AM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF FOR CENTRAL COAST AND BUILDING SURF SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS TODAY AND BRING HIGH SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. AS THE SWELL MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ISOLATED HIGH SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-121800- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.150213T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 123 AM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-121800- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.150213T1200Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 123 AM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WHERE THE SURF MAY RISE TO HIGH SURF THRESHOLDS. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME AND THE L.A. COAST FROM MARINA DEL REY TO PALOS VERDES. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AND A POSSIBILITY OF SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ RAT
939 WHUS46 KLOX 121746 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 946 AM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF FOR CENTRAL COAST STARTING THIS EVENING AND BUILDING SURF SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL MOVING INTO THE WATERS TODAY WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY. AS THE SWELL MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ISOLATED HIGH SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-130300- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.150213T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 946 AM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-130300- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.150213T1200Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 946 AM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY WHERE THE SURF MAY LOCALLY RISE TO HIGH SURF THRESHOLDS. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AND A POSSIBILITY OF SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ SMITH
787 WHUS46 KLOX 130238 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 638 PM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY... ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...THEN PEAK ON FRIDAY. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL COAST BEACHES INTO EARLY SUNDAY. AS THE SWELL MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. ISOLATED HIGH SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-131100- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 638 PM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT...PEAKING AROUND 8 TO 12 FEET FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-131100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.150213T1200Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 638 PM PST THU FEB 12 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY WHERE THE SURF MAY LOCALLY RISE TO HIGH SURF THRESHOLDS. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AND A POSSIBILITY OF SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ GOMBERG/SIRARD
228 WHUS46 KLOX 131046 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 246 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY... ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAKING LATER TODAY. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL COAST BEACHES INTO EARLY SUNDAY. AS THE SWELL MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY. ISOLATED HIGH SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-131900- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 246 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL AVERAGE 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG AND FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. 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. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-131900- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.150213T1200Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 246 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...SURF WILL AVERAGE TO 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY WHERE THE SURF MAY LOCALLY RISE TO HIGH SURF THRESHOLDS. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...THE ELEVATED SURF WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AND A POSSIBILITY OF SNEAKER WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
766 WHUS46 KLOX 131856 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1056 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY... ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL PEAK ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY THEN CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST BEACHES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE SWELL MOVES FURTHER SOUTH...ELEVATED SURF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY. ISOLATED HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MORE EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-140400- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 1056 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL AVERAGE 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG- SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-140400- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 1056 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE- THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
686 WHUS46 KLOX 140229 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 629 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY... ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST BEACHES INTO SUNDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH ELEVATED SURF FOR WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-141100- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 629 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL AVERAGE 8 TO 12 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG- SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-141100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 629 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE- THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ GOMBERG
752 WHUS46 KLOX 141033 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 233 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY... ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO CENTRAL COAST BEACHES INTO SUNDAY MORNING... WITH ELEVATED SURF ON WEST FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ034-035-141845- /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 233 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SURF AND TIMING...SURF WILL AVERAGE 8 TO 12 FEET TODAY. THE SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HIGH SURF WILL BRING STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF DANGEROUS SNEAKER WAVES AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-141845- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150216T0000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 233 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD OCEAN WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE- THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
593 WHUS46 KLOX 141517 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 717 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR EXPOSED SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ALONG EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ034-035-150030- /O.CAN.KLOX.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 717 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WITH ELEVATED SURF ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR AT EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. 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. && $$ CAZ039>041-087-150030- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 717 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET OCCASIONALLY 6 FEET TODAY. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDED TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
173 WHUS46 KLOX 150022 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 422 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR EXPOSED SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ALONG EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ039>041-087-150830- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 422 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A MODERATELY LONG-PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-150830- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 422 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A MODERATELY LONG-PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR AT EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ HALL
460 WHUS46 KLOX 150823 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1223 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...ELEVATED SURF WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR EXPOSED SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING... .ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL PERSIST ALONG EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES THROUGH THIS MORNING. CAZ039>041-087-151630- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 1223 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A MODERATELY LONG-PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY SUCH AS THOSE NEAR VENTURA HARBOR AND PORT HUENEME. THE WEST SIDE OF CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LARGER WAVES. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-151630- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 1223 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * HAZARDS AND TIMING...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SNEAKER WAVES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO A MODERATELY LONG-PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. SURF OF 6 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH NOON. * LOCATION...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR AT EXPOSED WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SHORES. THE SURF WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. UNPREDICTED LARGER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES INTO THE COLD WATER QUICKLY LEADING TO A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ ASR
000 WHUS46 KLOX 151605 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 805 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...DECREASING SURF FOR THE BEACHES... .THE LATEST COASTAL AND BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE SWELL AND SURF HAS DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. CAZ034-035-039>041-087-151715- /O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 805 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. SURF...AND THE ASSOCIATED HAZARDS...HAVE DIMINISHED. $$ RAT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at Feb 11, 4:02 PM PST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 4:02 PM PST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 402 PM PST WED FEB 11 2015 UPDATED AVIATION SECTION .SYNOPSIS... SANTA ANA WINDS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. COOLER WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. && .SHORT TERM (THU-SAT)... HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILING OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND CONTINUES TO BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING OVER THE RIDGE OTHERWISE PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE. TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL...UPWARDS OF AROUND 20 DEG ABOVE NORMAL IN SOME LOCATIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. SO FAR ONE RECORD HAS BEEN TIED WITH LONG BEACH REACHING UP TO 86 SO FAR (TIES RECORD SET IN 1991). WILL LIKELY BE AT LEAST A FEW MORE TIED OR BROKEN BEFORE THE AFTERNOON IS DONE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE ABSENCE OF ANY SEA BREEZE. OFFSHORE WINDS TODAY DID NOT QUITE REACH EXPECTATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA FROM WHAT'S BEEN OBSERVED...ALTHOUGH ADVISORY AREAS LOOK TO BE VERIFYING THUS FAR..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST WHERE A WIND GUST OF 46 MPH WAS RECORDED JUST BEFORE NOON. THE LAX-DAG GRADIENT BOTTOMED OUT AT -6.7 AT 15Z AND COULD BE A LITTLE STRONGER TOMORROW MORNING BASED ON LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE. WILL SEE WINDS DECREASE SLIGHTLY AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES TODAY THEN PICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING...PEAKING LATE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER THAT. NOT CONFIDENT IN VERIFYING THE HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH ITS VALID TIME OF 22Z THURSDAY...BUT ENOUGH OF A INDICATION IN LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE FOR THE THREAT OF AT LEAST LOCALIZED WARNING LEVEL GUSTS. SO WILL LEAVE WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES GOING FOR NOW. EXPECT ANOTHER WARM DAY TOMORROW ACROSS THE AREA...IN ADDITION TO WARMING IN OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE OFFSHORE WIND AREA. MIGHT BE SOME SLIGHTLY LOWER HIGH TEMPS IN THE LA AND VENTURA VALLEYS WITH THE INCREASED CHANCE OF A SEA BREEZE...BUT STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL. THE GREAT BASIN HIGH WEAKENS SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY TO HELP REDUCE OUR OFFSHORE GRADIENTS A BIT...SO ALTHOUGH THERE SHOULD BE SOME ISOLATED WINDY AREAS...FOR THE MOST PART CONDITIONS WILL BE A LOT CALMER THAN TODAY OR THURSDAY. EXPECTING LITTLE CHANGE IN HIGH TEMPS FRIDAY DESPITE THE SLIGHTLY WEAKER OFFSHORE GRADIENTS...IN FACT MANY TIMES WE SEE THE WARMEST TEMPS OF AN OFFSHORE EVENT ON ITS TAIL END. 1000-500 DM THICKNESS DOES BUMP UP SLIGHTLY ON FRIDAY AS WELL. THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH ESSENTIALLY STAYS OVER THE WEST SATURDAY BUT WITH AN EVEN WEAKER OFFSHORE GRADIENT. POSSIBILITY OF AN INCREASE IN SKY COVER AS THE HIGH WEAKENS JUST ENOUGH TO ALLOW SOME HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE TO CREEP IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. MODELS ALSO CONTINUE TO PUSH A CUTOFF LOW OFF BAJA WESTWARD TO BRING POSSIBLE HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS INTO THE AREA. AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT STILL WELL ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM (SUN-WED)... THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS WEST ON SUNDAY TO TURN OUR UPPER LEVEL FLOW MORE NORTHERLY. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALSO SHIFT FROM OFFSHORE TO ONSHORE SUNDAY WHICH WILL DROP AFTERNOON TEMPS 5-10 DEGREES FROM SATURDAY'S HIGHS IN THE COASTS AND VALLEYS. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF BRING AN INSIDE SLIDER OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY MONDAY WITH THICKNESS VALUES LOWERING OVER SOCAL AS WELL...SO EXPECT ANOTHER 5-10 DEGREE DROP OFF IN HIGH TEMPS MONDAY AND HOLDING STEADY ON TUESDAY. MODELS TRY TO PULL SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE LA BASIN ON MONDAY BUT DID NOT GO FULL BORE ON INTRODUCING INTO THE FORECAST QUITE YET. WITH SUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS ALL THE WAY IN TO SATURDAY...THE COOL DOWN INTO TUESDAY STILL MIGHT NOT GET US DOWN TO NORMAL. BY WEDNESDAY THE HIGH SNEAKS BACK IN OVER THE AREA AND OFFSHORE FLOW RETURNS...ALBEIT WEAK. BUT SHOULD SEE SOME WARMUP ON WEDNESDAY. NO INDICATION OF ANY PRECIPITATION IN THE NEXT 10 DAYS. && .AVIATION...12/0002Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO STRONG LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE IS POSSIBLE AT MOST TERMINALS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION BETWEEN 06Z AND 20Z. KLAX...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. PERIODS OF MODERATE OF LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR ARE POSSIBLE AT KLAX BETWEEN 06Z AND 20Z. KBUR...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. PERIODS OF MODERATE OF LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR ARE POSSIBLE AT KLAX BETWEEN 06Z AND 20Z. && .MARINE...11/200 PM. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY EXIST FROM SANTA MONICA TO VENTURA HARBOR AND OUT TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLAND THROUGH AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SAN PEDRO BASIN AND OUT TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND AS WELL. A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL THAT WAS GENERATED LAST WEEK IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY...THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK NEAR 10 FEET AND SCA CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...JACKSON AVIATION...HALL MARINE...30 SYNOPSIS...DUMAS WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 6:36 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | 61 hr |
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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.