Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Issued

Apr 15, 2016, 9:13 AM PDT (16:13 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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254 
WHUS46 KMTR 151613
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
913 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016

CAZ529-530-160400-
/O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0400Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160415T1800Z/
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
913 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS AND LARGE SHORE BREAK...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS
  MORNING.... DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS BY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...LARGE SURF CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.
  SWELL AND PERIOD DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WILL DROP BELOW
  HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA BY THE AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS BEACH
  CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO 
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND 
  WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE 
  ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE SO USE CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS 
  THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE 
  FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. 

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.

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE
VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP
CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP
CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ006-505-509-160400-
/O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0006.160415T1613Z-160416T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
913 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR LARGE SHORE BREAK AND RIP CURRENTS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SWELL...10 TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH THE MORNING
  DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SWELL AND PERIOD DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
  HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER
  SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO 
  INCREASED WAVE RUN-UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND 
  WASHING OVER LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE 
  ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE SO USE CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS 
  THESE LARGE WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE 
  FRIGID AND TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE
VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A RIP
CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP
CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

259 
WHUS46 KMTR 151625 AAA
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
925 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016

CAZ529-530-160400-
/O.CON.KMTR.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160415T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0006.160415T1800Z-160416T0400Z/
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
925 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THIS 
  MORNING.... DECREASING TO 10 TO 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...LARGE SURF CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. 
  SWELL AND PERIOD DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WILL DROP 
  BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY CRITERIA BY THE AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS 
  BEACH CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PULLING PEOPLE INTO THE
  OCEAN. BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED
  WAVE RUN- UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER
  LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND
  UNPREDICTABLE SO USE CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE
  WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND
  TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS.

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.

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE
VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A
RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP
CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

CAZ006-505-509-160400-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-160416T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
925 AM PDT FRI APR 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* SWELL...10 TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS THROUGH THE MORNING 
  DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...SWELL AND PERIOD DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 
  HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER 
  SUNSET THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PULLING PEOPLE INTO THE
  OCEAN. BREAKING WAVES ALONG THE COAST WILL LEAD TO INCREASED
  WAVE RUN- UP ON BEACHES WITH WAVES TOPPING AND WASHING OVER
  LARGE ROCKS AND JETTIES. THESE LARGE WAVES CAN BE ERRATIC AND
  UNPREDICTABLE SO USE CAUTION NEAR THE SURF ZONE AS THESE LARGE
  WAVES WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE INTO THE FRIGID AND
  TURBULENT OCEAN WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT CONDITIONS
ARE PRESENT TO SUPPORT A HEIGHTENED RISK OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE
VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. SWIMMERS CAUGHT IN A
RIP CURRENT SHOULD SWIM PARALLEL TO THE COAST TO ESCAPE THE RIP
CURRENT BEFORE TRYING TO SWIM FOR SHORE. SWIMMERS SHOULD ALWAYS
SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

&&

$$

Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2016Every beach hazards statement in 2016

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.