Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2016
Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 6, 2016, 10:36 AM PST for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2016, 10:36 AM PST (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2016, 1:53 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- 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 18:38 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, 6.6 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 791 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WHUS46 KSGX 061836
CFWSGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1036 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...HIGH SURF AND LIGHTNING TODAY...VERY LARGE AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING SURF ON THURSDAY...
.A LARGE WEST NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY LARGE SURF TO
LOCAL BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST SURF ARRIVING ON
THRUSDAY. LOCAL SETS WILL BE 14 TO 16 FT ALONG WEST FACING BEACHES ON
THURSDAY. SURF WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. THIS KIND OF
SURF IS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING COASTAL STRUCTURES AS WELL AS PRODUCING
COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION. LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AT ALONG LOCAL BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
CAZ043-552-070415-
/O.UPG.KSGX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.W.0001.160106T1836Z-160109T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0001.160106T1836Z-160107T1500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1036 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH
SURF ADVISORY TO A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED FOR POTENTIAL LIGHTNING...AND IS IS IN EFFECT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* CHANGES SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A HIGH SURF WARNING.
* WAVES AND SURF...5 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET TODAY. 7
TO 12 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 14 TO 16 FEET THURSDAY. HIGHEST
SETS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND FROM OCEANSIDE
SOUTHWARD. SURF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
* LIGHTNING POTENTIAL...HIGHEST RISK IS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH A LOWER POTENTIAL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* TIMING...BUILDING SURF TODAY WITH THE HIGHEST SETS ARRIVING
THURSDAY. THE SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BUT IS
MOST LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIDES...HIGH 6.7 FT AT 6:55 AM THURSDAY
LOW 0.2 FT AT 2:00 PM THURSDAY
HIGH 4.2 FT AT 6:55 AM THURSDAY
LOW 2.5 FT AT 2:00 PM THURSDAY
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BEACH EROSION...VERY STRONG RIP
CURRENTS...COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND DAMAGE TO
COASTAL STRUCTURES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
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.
&&
$$
ALBRIGHT
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WHUS46 KSGX 070400
CFWSGX
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
800 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...HIGH SURF AND LIGHTNING TODAY...VERY LARGE AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING SURF ON THURSDAY...
.A LARGE WEST NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE VERY LARGE SURF
AT LOCAL BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST SURF EXPECTED
ON THURSDAY. LOCAL SURF TO 16 FT IS POSSIBLE ALONG WEST FACING
BEACHES ON THURSDAY. SURF WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
THIS KIND OF SURF IS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING COASTAL STRUCTURES AS
WELL AS PRODUCING COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION. LIGHTNING
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT ALONG LOCAL BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.
CAZ043-552-071400-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0600Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
800 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* SURF...5 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET TODAY. 7 TO 12
FEET WITH LOCAL SETS OF 14 TO 16 FEET THURSDAY. HIGHEST SETS
WILL OCCUR NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND AT OCEANSIDE SOUTHWARD.
SURF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
* LIGHTNING POTENTIAL...HIGHEST RISK THIS EVENING...WITH A LOWER
POTENTIAL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* TIMING...BUILDING SURF TODAY WITH THE HIGHEST SETS ARRIVING
THURSDAY. THE SURF WILL SLOWLY LOWER DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE ANYTIME THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* TIDES...HIGH 6.7 FT AT 6:55 AM THURSDAY
LOW 0.2 FT AT 2:00 PM THURSDAY
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...BEACH EROSION...VERY STRONG
RIP CURRENTS...COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND DAMAGE
TO COASTAL STRUCTURES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.
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.
&&
$$
JJT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO310 WHUS46 KSGX 070953 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 153 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SURF TODAY... .A LARGE WEST NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY. OCCASIONAL SURF SETS OF 10 TO 14 FEET ARE EXPECTED. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS KIND OF SURF IS CAPABLE OF DAMAGING COASTAL STRUCTURES AS WELL AS PRODUCING COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION. CAZ043-552-071100- /O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160109T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 153 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT. * SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 14 FEET TODAY. 5 TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET FRIDAY MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY. * TIMING...PEAKING TODAY...SUBSIDING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES TODAY AND FRIDAY: 6.7 FT AT 655 AM TODAY. 7.0 FT AT 730 AM FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...BEACH EROSION...VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS...COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES. && $$ MM
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:11 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:46 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Diego | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:28 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 9 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:05 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 14 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:28 AM PST | Flash Flood Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 32 hr |
| Jan 6, 10:36 AM PST | High Surf Warning | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 59 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 29 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:10 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange | 5 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:35 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 55 min | |
| Jan 6, 12:40 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | 6 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:45 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 45 min | |
| Jan 6, 12:46 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | 44 min |
| Jan 6, 1:04 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Diego | 56 min |
| Jan 6, 1:23 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 37 min | |
| Jan 6, 1:30 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 45 min | |
| Jan 6, 1:34 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:50 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 40 min | |
| Jan 6, 2:09 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 96 min | |
| Jan 6, 2:23 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGX | San Diego | 52 min |
| Jan 6, 2:45 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 60 min | |
| Jan 6, 2:54 PM PST | Tornado Warning | SGX | San Diego | 20 min |
| Jan 6, 2:56 PM PST | Tornado Warning | SGX | San Diego | 19 min |
| Jan 6, 3:12 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:19 PM PST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGX | San Diego | 43 min |
| Jan 6, 3:50 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | SGX | 85 min |
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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.