Beach Hazards Statement 2, NWS San Diego, CA

Issued

Jan 23, 2015, 2:49 AM PST (10:49 UTC)

Expired

Jan 23, 2015, 1:36 PM PST

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS San Diego, CA

County San Diego County, CA

The San Diego radar (KNKX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WHUS46 KSGX 231049
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
249 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2015

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WILL CAUSE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS ALONG THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTIES.

CAZ042-232130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0002.150123T1049Z-150125T0000Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
249 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED
SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SURF...WILL BUILD TODAY AND PEAK ON SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHT 3 TO
  5 FEET LATER TODAY...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY WITH SETS
  TO 9 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF LIKELY ALONG WEST FACING
  BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED
  SWIMMERS.

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ043-232130-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0002.150123T1049Z-150125T0000Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
249 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2015

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED
SURF...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SURF...WILL BUILD TODAY AND PEAK ON SATURDAY. SURF HEIGHT 4 TO 6
  FEET LATER TODAY...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET SATURDAY WITH SETS TO
  10 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF LIKELY ALONG WEST FACING
  BEACHES...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF DEL MAR.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED
  SWIMMERS. 

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY.

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

JMB

270 
WHUS46 KSGX 232136
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
136 PM PST FRI JAN 23 2015

...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY...

.A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL OF 7 TO 8 FEET WITH A 17 TO 20 SECOND
PERIOD WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAINLY
ALONG THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE SWELL PERIOD WILL LOWER THROUGH THE
BEGINING OF NEXT WEEK WITH SURF DECREASING AS WELL.

CAZ042-043-240545-
/O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0001.150123T2136Z-150125T0200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
136 PM PST FRI JAN 23 2015

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS UPGRADED THE BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT TO A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN NOW EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM PST SATURDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS THEREFORE BEEN
CANCELLED.

* SURF...BUILDING TODAY AND PEAKING ON SATURDAY AT 5 TO 8 FEET
  WITH SETS TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE. 

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

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY...DECREASING SUNDAY.

* TIDES...HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AT 5.2 FEET.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. 

* OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

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.

&&

$$

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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

Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2015Every beach hazards statement in 2015

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.