Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2016
Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Feb 22, 2016, 1:06 PM PST for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2016, 1:06 PM PST (21:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2016, 1:34 PM PST
- In force
- 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 21:07 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, 9.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
235 WHUS46 KSGX 222106 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 106 PM PST MON FEB 22 2016 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL ORIGINATING FROM A STORM OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL ARRIVE EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUILD DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...PEAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FOR ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WITH A SIMILAR HEIGHT AND PERIOD...BUT WITH A SLIGHTLY STEEPER ANGLE...WILL LIKELY CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CAZ043-552-230930- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0008.160224T1800Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 106 PM PST MON FEB 22 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 A HIGH SURF OUTLOOK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD MAINLY AROUND 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...RISING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...PEAKING AT 6 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 5.6 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 940 AM...AND NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 0.7 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 405 PM...AND NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 430 PM. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS AT TIMES. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM AROUND 285 DEGREES WILL CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO HARRISON
2 follow-up statements
939 WHUS46 KSGX 231117 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 317 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY...PEAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. ANOTHER LARGE SWELL WITH A SIMILAR HEIGHT AND PERIOD...BUT WITH A SLIGHTLY STEEPER ANGLE...WILL LIKELY CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. CAZ043-552-232200- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0008.160224T1800Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 317 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD AROUND 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...INCREASING WEDNESDAY...AND PEAKING AT 6 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 5.6 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 940 AM...AND NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 0.7 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 405 PM...AND NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 430 PM. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM AROUND 285 DEGREES WILL CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO JMB
832 WHUS46 KSGX 232134 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 134 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY ...PEAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ043-552-240545- /O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0008.160224T1800Z-160226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.160224T1800Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 134 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS BEEN UPGRADED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD AROUND 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...INCREASING WEDNESDAY TO 6 TO 8 FEET...WITH SETS TO 12 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 5.6 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 940 AM...AND NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 0.7 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 405 PM...AND NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 430 PM. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM AROUND 285 DEGREES WILL CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO SMALL
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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.