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Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS San Diego, CA

January 18, 2015San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 18, 2015, 1:07 PM PST for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jan 19, 2015, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2015, 1:07 PM PST (21:07 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2015, 6:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 21, 2015, 11:00 AM PST
In force
53 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 21:10 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, 9.1 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 2015-01-18Temperature 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 2015-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
2541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 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.

073 
WHUS46 KSGX 182107
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
107 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET DURING THE MID-MORNING
HOURS...IN COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET...WILL
BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE
LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY.

CAZ042-043-190600-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0001.150119T1400Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
107 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-
  LYING BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET AND SEAL
  BEACHES...OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND IMPERIAL BEACH.

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 6.7 FEET MONDAY AT 738 AM...7
  FEET TUESDAY AT 821 AM...AND 6.7 FEET AT 905 AM WEDNESDAY.

* HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.6 FEET MONDAY AT 733
  AM...6.9 FEET TUESDAY AT 817 AM...AND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM
  WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET MONDAY...RISING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
  LOCAL 7 FOOT SETS ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING TO 3 TO 5 FEET 
  WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE
  BEACH...INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME BEACH
  ADJACENT STREETS AND STRUCTURES.

* OUTLOOK...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR
  SATURDAY AS A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL IMPACTS THE
  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.

&&

$$

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

HARRISON
7 follow-up statements
929 
WHUS46 KSGX 190547
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
947 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET DURING THE MID-MORNING
HOURS...IN COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED SURF OF 3 TO 6 FEET...WILL
BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE
LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS DURING THE MORNING HIGH TIDE ON
MONDAY...TUESDAY...AND WEDNESDAY.

CAZ042-043-191400-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.150119T1400Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
947 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING
  BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET AND SEAL BEACHES...
  OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND IMPERIAL BEACH.

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 6.7 FEET MONDAY AT 738 AM...7 
  FEET TUESDAY AT 821 AM...AND 6.7 FEET AT 905 AM WEDNESDAY. 

* HIGH TIDES AT NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.6 FEET MONDAY AT 733 
  AM...6.9 FEET TUESDAY AT 817 AM...AND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET MONDAY...RISING TO 4 TO 6 FEET 
  WITH LOCAL 7 FOOT SETS ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING TO 3 TO 5 
  FEET WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... 
  INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME BEACH ADJACENT 
  STREETS AND STRUCTURES. 

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON THURSDAY...AS BOTH SURF AND
  HIGH TIDES LOWER. AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF HIGH SURF WILL ARRIVE
  OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

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
352 
WHUS46 KSGX 191125
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
325 AM PST MON JAN 19 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET DURING THE MID-MORNING
HOURS...IN COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED SURF WILL BRING STRONG RIP
CURRENTS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO PRESENT A POSSIBILITY OF
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS
DURING THE MORNING HIGH TIDE TODAY...TUESDAY...AND WEDNESDAY.

CAZ042-043-192130-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.150119T1400Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
325 AM PST MON JAN 19 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-
  LYING BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET AND SEAL BEACHES...
  OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND IMPERIAL BEACH.

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 6.7 FEET TODAY AT 738 AM...7
  FEET TUESDAY AT 821 AM...AND 6.7 FEET AT 905 AM WEDNESDAY. AT
  NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.6 FEET TODAY AT 733 AM...6.9 FEET
  TUESDAY AT 817 AM...AND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM WEDNESDAY.

* WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...RISING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH
  LOCAL 7 FOOT SETS ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING TO 3 TO 5 FEET
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH...
  INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME ADJACENT STREETS
  AND STRUCTURES.

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE 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.

&&

$$

MM
761 
WHUS46 KSGX 192104
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
104 PM PST MON JAN 19 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET DURING THE MID-MORNING
HOURS...IN COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL ALSO PRESENT A POSSIBILITY OF
MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS
DURING THE MORNING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

CAZ042-043-200900-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
104 PM PST MON JAN 19 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET
  AND SEAL BEACHES... OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND
  IMPERIAL BEACH.

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 7 FEET TUESDAY AT 821 AM...AND
  6.7 FEET AT 905 AM WEDNESDAY. AT NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.9
  FEET TUESDAY AT 817 AM...AND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM WEDNESDAY.

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET TODAY...RISING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL 7
  FOOT SETS ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... 
  INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME ADJACENT 
  STREETS AND STRUCTURES. 

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE 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.

&&

$$

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
823 
WHUS46 KSGX 200840
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1240 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET DURING MID-MORNING
COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF WILL CREATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG
SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS DURING THE MORNING HIGH TIDE
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

CAZ042-043-202200-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1240 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AT SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-
  LYING BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET AND SEAL BEACHES...
  OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS POSSIBLE AT ALL ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES.

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 7 FEET TODAY AT 821 AM...AND 
  6.7 FEET AT 905 AM WEDNESDAY. AT NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.9 
  FEET TODAY AT 817 AM...AND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM WEDNESDAY. 

* SURF...4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL 7 FOOT SETS TODAY...LOWERING TO 3
  TO 5 FEET WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH...
  INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME ADJACENT STREETS
  AND STRUCTURES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  SWIMMING CONDITIONS.

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY. A LARGE...LONG
  PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND WILL LIKELY
  GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

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
945 
WHUS46 KSGX 202143
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
143 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET MID-WEDNESDAY
MORNING...COMBINED WITH ELEVATED SURF...WILL CREATE STRONG RIP
CURRENTS. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING BEACH AREAS DURING THE MORNING HIGH
TIDE WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE WEDNESDAY AS TIDES
BECOME LESS STRONG.

CAZ042-043-211000-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
143 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AT SUSCEPTIBLE LOW- 
  LYING BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET AND SEAL BEACHES... 
  OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. STRONG 
  RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE AT ALL ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
  BEACHES. 

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 6.7 FEET AT 905 AM WEDNESDAY. AT
  NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM WEDNESDAY.

* SURF...3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL 6 FOOT SETS TODAY...LOWERING TO 2
  TO 4 FEET WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCAL SETS TO 5 FEET.

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... 
  INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME ADJACENT 
  STREETS AND STRUCTURES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY. A LARGE...LONG 
  PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND WILL LIKELY 
  GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. 

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
625 
WHUS46 KSGX 210937
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
137 AM PST WED JAN 21 2015

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS MORNING...

.HIGH TIDES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 7 FEET THIS MORNING AND ELEVATED
SURF WILL GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING ALONG SUSCEPTIBLE LOW-LYING
BEACH AREAS DURING THE MORNING HIGH TIDE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
LATE TODAY AS TIDES AND SURF DECREASE.

CAZ042-043-211900-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
137 AM PST WED JAN 21 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AT SUSCEPTIBLE LOW- 
  LYING BEACHES...INCLUDING SUNSET AND SEAL BEACHES... 
  OCEANSIDE...CARDIFF...LA JOLLA...AND IMPERIAL BEACH. STRONG 
  RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE AT ALL ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
  BEACHES. 

* HIGH TIDES AT LA JOLLA...AROUND 6.7 FEET AT 905 AM THIS MORNING.
  AT NEWPORT BEACH...AROUND 6.6 FEET AT 901 AM THIS MORNING.

* SURF...2 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 5 FEET. 

* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH... 
  INCLUDING BEACH PARKING LOTS AND POSSIBLY SOME ADJACENT 
  STREETS AND STRUCTURES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. A
  LARGE...LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVING THIS WEEKEND
  WILL LIKELY GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

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
519 
WHUS46 KSGX 211854
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1054 AM PST WED JAN 21 2015

CAZ042-043-212000-
/O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150121T1900Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1054 AM PST WED JAN 21 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES HAVE LOWERED AND ELEVATED SURF WILL
CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THEREFORE...THE BEACH
HAZARD STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM PST THIS MORNING.

$$

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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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.