Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS San Diego, CA

Issued

Jan 15, 2016, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 17, 2016, 10:00 AM PST

Expired

Jan 15, 2016, 12:49 PM PST

In force

Issued by

NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Orange County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The San Diego radar (KNKX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WHUS46 KSGX 151037
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
237 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2016

...HIGH SURF POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

CAZ043-552-152100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0003.160117T1800Z-160119T1800Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
237 AM PST FRI JAN 15 2016

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR POSSIBLE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES AND SURF...RAPIDLY RISING SUNDAY...PEAKING MONDAY AT 8 TO
  10 FEET...WITH SETS UP TO 14 FEET...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING
  TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH
  IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD IN SAN DIEGO
  COUNTY...WHERE SETS UP TO 14 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND ROCK
  STRUCTURES AT TIMES. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE.

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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273 
WHUS46 KSGX 152049
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1249 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF
FROM 7 TO 14 FEET TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL DECREASE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE.

CAZ043-552-160600-
/O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0003.160117T1800Z-160119T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1249 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

* SURF...INCREASING ON SUNDAY TO 6 TO 10 FEET...PEAKING MONDAY
  FROM 8 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 14 FEET...THEN DECREASING TUESDAY
  TO 6 TO 10 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH
  IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

* TIDES...5.3 FEET SUNDAY AT 3:15 AM. 5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:17 AM.
  THE HIGHEST TIDE WILL BE 6 FEET TUESDAY AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND ROCK
  STRUCTURES AT TIMES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING THE
  TIME OF HIGHEST TIDE TUESDAY. MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND ROCK 
  STRUCTURES AT TIMES. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

MOEDE

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.