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Beach Hazards Statement 15, NWS San Diego, CA

May 30, 2016Orange County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at May 30, 2016, 6:17 PM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 31, 2016, 5:42 PM PDT. It was in force for 52 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 30, 2016, 6:17 PM PDT (01:17 UTC)
In effect from
May 31, 2016, 5:42 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 2, 2016, 10:00 PM PDT
In force
52 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 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2016-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1069 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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913 
WHUS46 KSGX 310117
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
617 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2016

...SOUTH SWELL TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL
SURF TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE SWELL WILL BE AROUND 4 FEET WITH A
PERIOD OF 14 TO 17 SECONDS, AND THIS WILL RESULT IN SURF OF 4 TO 6
FEET NORTH OF CARLSBAD IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND IN ORANGE COUNTY
WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET IN ORANGE COUNTY. THERE WILL BE
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AT TIMES ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAZ043-552-311300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0015.160601T1300Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
617 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL FROM 190
  DEGREES WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
  FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET. IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY,
  SOUTH OF CARLSBAD, MOST OF THE SURF WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET.

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO
  ACCOMPANY THE ELEVATED SURF. LONGSHORE CURRENTS MAY ALSO DEVELOP
  ALONG THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
10 follow-up statements
587 
WHUS46 KSGX 310811
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
111 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...SOUTH SWELL TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL
SURF TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE SWELL WILL BE AROUND 4 FEET WITH A
PERIOD OF 14 TO 17 SECONDS... AND THIS WILL RESULT IN SURF OF
4 TO 6 FEET NORTH OF CARLSBAD IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND IN ORANGE
COUNTY WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET IN ORANGE COUNTY. THERE WILL BE
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AT TIMES ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAZ043-552-312100-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.160601T1300Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
111 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL FROM 190 
  DEGREES WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET. IN SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY... SOUTH OF CARLSBAD... MOST OF THE SURF WILL BE 3 TO 5 
  FEET. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO
  ACCOMPANY THE ELEVATED SURF. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS MAY ALSO
  DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MM
340 
WHUS46 KSGX 312039
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
139 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...SOUTH SWELL TO BRING ABOVE NORMAL SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS
TO SOUTH FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL
SURF TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. THE SWELL WILL BE AROUND 4 FEET WITH A
PERIOD OF 14 TO 17 SECONDS... RESULTING IN 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF NORTH
OF CARLSBAD. LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN ORANGE COUNTY.
IN ADDITION...LONGSHORE CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ON WEST
FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH
THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAZ043-552-010500-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.160601T1300Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
139 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4 FOOT LONG-PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL FROM 190 
  DEGREES WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET. IN SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY... SOUTH OF CARLSBAD... MOST OF THE SURF WILL BE 3 TO 5 
  FEET. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY TO 
  ACCOMPANY THE ELEVATED SURF. STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENTS MAY 
  ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
JT

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026 
WHUS46 KSGX 010042 AAA
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
542 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

UPDATED THE START TIME TO THIS AFTERNOON

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES
IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL
SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
BEACHES TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SWELL WILL PRODUCE 4 TO 6
FOOT SURF ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET IN
ORANGE COUNTY. WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL
EXPERIENCE A STRONG SOUTH-TO-NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. THE SURF
WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT.

CAZ043-552-010600-
/O.EXT.KSGX.BH.S.0015.160601T0042Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
542 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4-FOOT LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL FROM 190
  DEGREES WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
  FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST
  IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SOUTH OF
  CARLSBAD WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 FEET.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING EACH EVENING...REACHING
  6.2 FEET THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. RIP
  CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. ELEVATED SURF
  AND HIGH TIDES COULD GENERATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS THURSDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY
  PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE

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380 
WHUS46 KSGX 010428
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
928 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES
IN ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL
SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING
BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SWELL WILL PRODUCE 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF
ON SOUTH FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET IN ORANGE
COUNTY. WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE A
STRONG SOUTH-TO-NORTH LONGSHORE CURRENT. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

CAZ043-552-011300-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
928 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4-FOOT LONG PERIOD SOUTHERLY SWELL FROM 190 
  DEGREES WILL GENERATE 4 TO 6 FOOT SURF ON SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 
  FACING BEACHES WITH LOCAL SETS TO 8 FEET. SURF WILL BE HIGHEST 
  IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF SOUTH OF 
  CARLSBAD WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 FEET. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING EACH EVENING...REACHING
  6.2 FEET THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES.
  ELEVATED SURF AND HIGH TIDES COULD GENERATE MINOR BEACH EROSION
  AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS THURSDAY
  EVENING...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* 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 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.

&&

$$

MOEDE

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833 
WHUS46 KSGX 010819
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
119 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2016

...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGHER SURF TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS AND ABOVE AVERAGE SURF TO THE BEACHES TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE
A STRONG LONGSHORE CURRENT MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SURF WILL
DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

CAZ043-552-012100-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
119 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4-FOOT LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL GENERATE
  3 TO 6 FOOT SURF WITH ISOLATED SETS UP TO 8 FEET. SURF WILL BE
  HIGHEST IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING EACH EVENING...REACHING
  6.4 FEET THIS EVENING...6.8 FEET THURSDAY EVENING...AND 7.2
  FEET FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER SURF AND HIGH TIDES
  COULD COMBINE TO CREATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING
  OF LOW LYING AREAS THURSDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO
  FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MM
300 
WHUS46 KSGX 012054
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
154 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2016

...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGHER SURF 
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS AND ABOVE AVERAGE SURF TO THE BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY.
WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE A STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENT MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH
LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

CAZ043-552-020500-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
154 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4-FOOT LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL 
  GENERATE 3 TO 6 FOOT SURF WITH ISOLATED SETS UP TO 8 FEET. 
  SURF WILL BE HIGHEST IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING EACH EVENING...REACHING 
  6.4 FEET THIS EVENING...6.8 FEET THURSDAY EVENING...AND 7.2 
  FEET FRIDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER SURF AND HIGH TIDES 
  COULD COMBINE TO CREATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING 
  OF LOW LYING AREAS THURSDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


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041 
WHUS46 KSGX 020327
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
827 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2016

...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGHER SURF THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS AND ABOVE AVERAGE SURF TO THE BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY.
WEST FACING BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE A STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENT MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH
LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

CAZ043-552-021300-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
827 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4-FOOT LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL 
  GENERATE 3 TO 6 FOOT SURF WITH ISOLATED SETS UP TO 8 FEET. 
  SURF WILL BE HIGHEST IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING EACH EVENING...REACHING 6.8
  FEET THURSDAY EVENING...AND 7.2 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER SURF AND HIGH TIDES 
  COULD COMBINE TO CREATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING 
  OF LOW LYING AREAS THURSDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


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942 
WHUS46 KSGX 020900
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
200 AM PDT THU JUN 2 2016

...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS ALONG WITH HIGHER SURF
TODAY...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL BRING STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS AND ABOVE AVERAGE SURF TO THE BEACHES TODAY. WEST FACING
BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE A STRONG LONGSHORE
CURRENT MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

CAZ043-552-022100-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
200 AM PDT THU JUN 2 2016

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

* SWELL AND SURF...A 4-FOOT LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL 
  GENERATE 3 TO 6 FOOT SURF WITH ISOLATED SETS UP TO 8 FEET. 
  SURF WILL BE HIGHEST IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO 
  COUNTY. 

* TIMING...TODAY

* TIDES...HIGH TIDES WILL BE INCREASING EACH EVENING...REACHING
  6.8 FEET THIS EVENING...AND 7.2 FEET FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER SURF AND HIGH TIDES
  COULD COMBINE TO CREATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING
  OF LOW LYING AREAS THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO
  FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MM
286 
WHUS46 KSGX 022047
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
147 PM PDT THU JUN 2 2016

...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL CONTINUE STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF AT THE BEACHES TODAY. WEST FACING
BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE A STRONG LONGSHORE
CURRENT MOVING SOUTH TO NORTH...WHILE SOUTH-FACING BEACHES WILL
HAVE SURF SETS OF 6-8 FT. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

CAZ043-552-030500-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
147 PM PDT THU JUN 2 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* SURF...3 TO 6 FT...WITH ISOLATED SETS TO 8 FEET. SURF WILL BE
  HIGHEST IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* HIGH TIDES...6.8 FEET THIS EVENING...AND 7.2 FEET FRIDAY
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER SURF AND HIGH TIDES 
  COULD COMBINE TO CREATE MINOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING 
  OF LOW LYING AREAS THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY PERSISTING INTO 
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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868 
WHUS46 KSGX 030456
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
956 PM PDT THU JUN 2 2016

CAZ043-552-030600-
/O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160603T0500Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
956 PM PDT THU JUN 2 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

HEAVY SURF CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...ELEVATED SURF SETS TO 6 FEET STILL LIKELY THROUGH
FRIDAY...THEREFORE A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL
REMAIN AT THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES THROUGH
FRIDAY.

$$

JMB

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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 3:15 AM PDTExcessive Heat WatchSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego34 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.