Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2016
Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 29, 2016, 5:03 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2016, 5:03 PM PDT (00:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 7:53 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 00:03 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
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 995 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
353 WHUS46 KLOX 300003 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 503 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A COMBINATION OF MODERATE PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BRING BUILDING SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...RISING SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES. CAZ034-035-301130- /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0017.160430T0003Z-160502T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 503 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 6 TO 9 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST BEACHES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL 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. && $$ CAZ040-041-087-301130- /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0017.160430T1500Z-160502T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 503 PM PDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SURF BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY...AND TO 3 TO 6 FEET ON SUNDAY...WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ SMITH/GOMBERG
8 follow-up statements
172 WHUS46 KLOX 301124 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 424 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A COMBINATION OF MODERATE PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-301930- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.160430T1500Z-160502T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 424 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET TODAY AND 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET SUNDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-301930- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 424 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 6 TO 9 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST BEACHES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
231 WHUS46 KLOX 301859 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1159 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A COMBINATION OF MODERATE PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-010300- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 1159 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET TODAY AND 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET SUNDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-010300- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 1159 AM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 6 TO 9 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST BEACHES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
087 WHUS46 KLOX 010237 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 737 PM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A COMBINATION OF MODERATE PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...ELEVATED SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-011500- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 737 PM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN SUBSIDING SUNDAY EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-011500- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 737 PM PDT SAT APR 30 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 6 TO 9 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST BEACHES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ SMITH
516 WHUS46 KLOX 011503 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 803 AM PDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .A COMBINATION OF MEDIUM PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING ELEVATED SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...ELEVATED SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-012315- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 803 AM PDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN SUBSIDING SUNDAY EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-012315- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 803 AM PDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 6 TO 9 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST BEACHES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ SWEET
949 WHUS46 KLOX 020000 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 500 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A COMBINATION OF MEDIUM PERIOD WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL AND LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...ELEVATED SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHWEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF TRECHEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS OCCURRING TODAY INCLUDING ZUMA AND PORT HUENEME BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-021500- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T1700Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 500 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...SURF FROM 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FEET TODAY THEN SUBSIDING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-021500- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T1700Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 500 PM PDT SUN MAY 1 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * HAZARDS...ELEVATED SURF 6 TO 9 FEET ON WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES AND 5 TO 7 FEET ON SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ON MOST BEACHES. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ KAPLAN/SMITH
690 WHUS46 KLOX 021445 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 745 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES NOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ELEVATED SURF TO AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...THE LARGER SURF WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF TREACHEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS OCCURRING RECENTLY INCLUDING ZUMA AND PORT HUENEME BEACHES. CAZ034-035-021545- /O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160502T1700Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- 745 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME. && $$ CAZ040-041-087-022245- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160504T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 745 AM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...SURF FROM 2 TO 4 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 5 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ SWEET
151 WHUS46 KLOX 022231 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 331 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A SUBSIDING LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE STRONG RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGHER SURF AND STRONGER RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. CAZ040-041-087-030300- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160504T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 331 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * HAZARDS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES...WITH SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE SURF AND RIP CURRENTS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. 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. && $$ SMITH
465 WHUS46 KLOX 030253 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 753 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 CAZ040-041-087-030400- /O.CAN.KLOX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-160504T0000Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 753 PM PDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. THE SURF AND RIP CURRENT RISK ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 11:06 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 28 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016
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.