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Beach Hazards Statement 21, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 17, 2016, 6:54 AM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2016, 6:54 AM PDT (13:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 38 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 13:53 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, 1.9 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
- 1922 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
840 WHUS46 KLOX 171354 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 654 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2016 CAZ040-041-087-172300- /O.CAN.KLOX.SU.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-160618T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0021.160617T1354Z-160618T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 654 AM PDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * HAZARDS...INCONSISTENT SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LONG LULL PERIODS BETWEEN THE LARGEST WAVES ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. * 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. THE COMBINATION OF SURF AND HIGH TIDES COULD GENERATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL WALKWAYS. && 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
738 WHUS46 KLOX 172303 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 403 PM PDT FRI JUN 17 2016 CAZ040-041-087-180400- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160618T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 403 PM PDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...INCONSISTENT SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WITH LONG LULL PERIODS BETWEEN THE LARGEST WAVES ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. THE COMBINATION OF SURF AND HIGH TIDES COULD GENERATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING OF COASTAL WALKWAYS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$
922 WHUS46 KLOX 180131 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 631 PM PDT FRI JUN 17 2016 CAZ040-041-087-181230- /O.EXT.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160619T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 631 PM PDT FRI JUN 17 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ SIRARD
333 WHUS46 KLOX 181140 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 440 AM PDT SAT JUN 18 2016 CAZ040-041-087-181945- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160619T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 440 AM PDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 6 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY WASH PEOPLE OFF OF BEACHES AND ROCK JETTIES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS TO BEACH AND SURF ZONE SAFETY ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER. STAY NEAR OCCUPIED LIFEGUARD TOWERS AND NEVER SWIM ALONE. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO THE SHORE. && $$ HALL
764 WHUS46 KLOX 181938 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1238 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2016 CAZ040-041-087-190400- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160619T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 1238 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * HAZARDS...SURF OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL CONTINUE ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIDE...LOW TIDE AROUND 2 FT IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND HIGH TIDE NEAR 6 FEET IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$
473 WHUS46 KLOX 190403 CFWLOX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 903 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2016 CAZ040-041-087-190515- /O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0021.000000T0000Z-160619T0400Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 903 PM PDT SAT JUN 18 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY BEACHES INTO SUNDAY EVENING. $$ HALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:33 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Jun 17, 3:00 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Jun 17, 2:06 PM PDT | Excessive Heat Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 4 days |
| Jun 17, 2:06 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 13 hr | |
| Jun 17, 3:07 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | 22 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.