Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2015
Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 30, 2015, 1:01 PM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 3, 2015, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2015, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2015, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 1, 2015, 12:40 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Orange County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 3440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
491 WHUS46 KSGX 302001 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 101 PM PDT THU APR 30 2015 ...LARGE SURF LIKELY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PAIR OF 3 TO 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELLS WILL ARRIVE TO THE BEACHES BY LATE SATURDAY...PEAK SUNDAY AND MONDAY...LOWER VERY SLIGHTLY TUESDAY...AND LOWER FURTHER WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF NEXT WORK WEEK. THE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LARGE SURF IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND SOME LOCAL HIGH SURF COULD OCCUR IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS WELL. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS...SOME BEACH EROSION AND STRONG LONG-SHORE CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THESE SWELLS. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CAZ043-552-010800- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0006.150503T1200Z-150506T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 101 PM PDT THU APR 30 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A HIGH SURF OUTLOOK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...7 TO 10 FEET WITH 12 FOOT SETS ALONG ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...AND LOCALLY ALONG SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES NORTH OF OCEANSIDE. * TIMING...SURF RISING LATE SATURDAY...PEAKING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...LOWERING VERY SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING MORE SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. * IMPACTS...THE LARGE SURF AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE WAVES CAN BE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET AND INJURED. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF JETTIES AND WAVES MAY WASH OVER SEA WALLS. BOATS MAY HAVE TROUBLE IN THE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. MODERATE BEACH EROSION LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED OR HIGH 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
2 follow-up statements
922 WHUS46 KSGX 010740 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1240 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ...LARGE SURF LIKELY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PAIR OF 3 TO 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELLS WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES BY LATE SATURDAY...PEAKING SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE SWELLS WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY TUESDAY...WITH FURTHER LOWERING WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE LARGE SURF IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND LOCALLY HIGH SURF IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AS WELL AS SOME BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CAZ043-552-012000- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0006.150503T1200Z-150506T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1240 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH 12 FOOT SETS ALONG ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...AND LOCALLY ALONG SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES FROM OCEANSIDE NORTHWARD. * TIMING...SURF RISING LATE SATURDAY...PEAKING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...LOWERING VERY SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING MORE SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. * IMPACTS...THE LARGE SURF AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE WAVES CAN BE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET AND INJURED. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF JETTIES AND WAVES MAY WASH OVER SEA WALLS. BOATS MAY HAVE TROUBLE IN THE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. MODERATE BEACH EROSION LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED OR HIGH 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
352 WHUS46 KSGX 011940 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1240 PM PDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ...LARGE SURF FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .A PAIR OF 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTH-SOUTHWEST SWELLS WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES BY LATE SATURDAY...PEAKING SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE SWELLS WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY TUESDAY BUT HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT LOWERING OF SURF WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THESE SWELLS WILL PRODUCE LARGE SURF IN ORANGE COUNTY...AND ALSO IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AS WELL AS SOME BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CAZ043-552-020400- /O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0006.150503T1200Z-150506T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.150503T1200Z-150506T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 1240 PM PDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. * WAVES AND SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH 12 FOOT SETS ALONG ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...AND ALONG SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES FROM OCEANSIDE NORTHWARD. LOCAL SURF 5 TO 8 FEET POSSIBLE BETWEEN POINT LOMA AND LA JOLLA. * TIMING...SURF RISING LATE SATURDAY...PEAKING SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...LOWERING VERY SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY...THEN LOWERING MORE SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY INTO THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES AT AROUND 5.7 TO 5.8 FEET BETWEEN AROUND 9 TO 10 PM EACH EVENING. LOWEST TIDES AT AROUND 0 TO -1 FOOT BETWEEN ABOUT 330 TO 5 AM EACH EARLY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE LARGE SURF AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE WAVES CAN BE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET AND INJURED. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF JETTIES AND WAVES MAY WASH OVER SEA WALLS. BOATS MAY HAVE TROUBLE IN THE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. MODERATE BEACH EROSION LIKELY. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OF VULNERABLE LOW-LYING AREAS...SUCH AS SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...IS POSSIBLE DURING THE TIMES OF HIGHEST TIDE. 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. SWIMMERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED NOT TO ENTER THE WATER. && $$ HARRISON
Nearby
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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.