Alert archive / California / High Surf Advisories in 2016
High Surf Advisory 8, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this high surf advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 1:34 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 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 1:34 PM PST (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2016, 9:00 PM PST
- In force
- 4 days
- 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 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3370 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO SMALL
16 follow-up statements
612 WHUS46 KSGX 240549 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 949 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY ...PEAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ043-552-241400- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.160224T1800Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 949 PM PST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD AROUND 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...INCREASING WEDNESDAY TO 6 TO 8 FEET...WITH SETS TO 12 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 5.6 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 940 AM...AND NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 0.7 FEET WEDNESDAY AT AROUND 405 PM...AND NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 430 PM. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM AROUND 285 DEGREES WILL CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
372 WHUS46 KSGX 241053 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 253 AM PST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD IN TODAY...PEAK THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ043-552-242200- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.160224T1800Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 253 AM PST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD AROUND 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...INCREASING TODAY TO 5 TO 10 FEET...WITH SETS TO 12 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 5.6 FEET THIS MORNING AT AROUND 940 AM...AND NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AT AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 0.7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO JMB
652 WHUS46 KSGX 242117 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 117 PM PST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD IN TODAY... PEAK THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ043-552-250600- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 117 PM PST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD AROUND 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...INCREASING TODAY TO 5 TO 10 FEET...WITH SETS TO 12 FEET BY TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDE NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDE NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY AROUND 430 PM. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM AROUND 285 DEGREES WILL CREATE MORE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ TS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
321 WHUS46 KSGX 250344 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 744 PM PST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TONIGHT... PEAK THURSDAY MORNING...AND LOWER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. CAZ043-552-251400- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 744 PM PST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD OF 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...BECOMING 5 TO 10 FEET...WITH SETS TO 12 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDE NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDE NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
893 WHUS46 KSGX 251026 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 226 AM PST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. CAZ043-552-252200- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 226 AM PST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD OF 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...5 TO 10 FEET...WITH SETS POSSIBLY UP TO 12 FEET. SURF GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDE NEAR 5.2 FEET THURSDAY AROUND 1010 AM. LOWEST TIDE NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY AROUND 430 PM. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER. BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM AROUND 285 DEGREES MAY CREATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ JMB WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
640 WHUS46 KSGX 252152 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 152 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING... .A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. CAZ043-552-260600- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160226T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 152 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SWELL...LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 280 DEGREES WITH A PERIOD OF 16 TO 18 SECONDS. * SURF...5 TO 10 FEET...WITH SETS POSSIBLY UP TO 12 FEET. SURF GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...LOWEST TIDE NEAR 1.1 FEET THURSDAY 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 MAY CREATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS AGAIN 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
365 WHUS46 KSGX 260300 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 700 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY EXTENDED TO 9 PM SUNDAY... .SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SECOND LONG- PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS. SURF HEIGHTS ON FRIDAY WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER THAN THEY WERE ON THURSDAY...BUT THEN INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A SECOND SWELL. THE HIGHEST SURF THIS WEEKEND WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY WHERE PEAK SETS OF 8 TO 10 FEET ARE FORECAST. THE SURF WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT. CAZ043-552-261100- /O.EXT.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 700 PM PST THU FEB 25 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE SWELL FRIDAY...THEN IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A SECOND LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. * SURF...4 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SETS OF 8 TO 10 FEET IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SOUTH AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE MORE THAN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE TOP OF OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...THE SWELL AND SURF WILL BE LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER IT WILL STILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE WITH 3 TO 6 FEET AT PEAK BREAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ MOEDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
391 WHUS46 KSGX 261018 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 218 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .SURF WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SECOND LONG- PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATERS. SURF HEIGHTS WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER TODAY COMPARED TO THURSDAY...THEN EXPECT ANOTHER SURGE TO BUILD IN ON SATURDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST SURF THIS WEEKEND WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY WHERE SETS UP TO 10 FEET ARE FORECAST. THE SURF WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT. CAZ043-552-262200- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 218 AM PST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE SURF TODAY...THEN IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A SECOND LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL MOVES INTO THE COASTAL WATERS. * SURF...4 TO 8 FEET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SETS UP TO 10 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE MORE THAN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * 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 AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...THE SWELL AND SURF WILL BE LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER IT WILL STILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE WITH 3 TO 6 FEET AT PEAK BREAKS. 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. && $$ JMB WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
479 WHUS46 KSGX 262112 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 112 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD WILL ARRIVE AT THE BEACHES TONIGHT. THE SURF WILL BUILD TO A PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING ON SUNDAY. HIGHEST SURF SETS COULD REACH 10 FEET. CAZ043-552-270500- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 112 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 290 DEGREES AND WITH A LONG PERIOD WILL MOVE INTO THE BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * SURF...4 TO 8 FEET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH SETS UP TO 10 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE MORE THAN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL BE LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ MM
261 WHUS46 KSGX 270432 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 832 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A BUILDING LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT. SURF WILL BUILD SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ043-552-271300- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 832 PM PST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...A WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 290 DEGREES THROUGH SUNDAY. * SURF...4 TO 8 FEET. SETS UP TO 10 FEET...PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF SOLANA BEACH. * TIDES...TIDES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH TO GENERATE MORE THAN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL BE LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ MOEDE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
627 WHUS46 KSGX 271151 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 351 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TODAY AND PEAKING SUNDAY WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY LOWER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. CAZ043-552-272200- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 351 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...8 TO 10 FT WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 290 DEGREES. * SURF...4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 4 FT AROUND 1150 PM THIS EVENING. LOWEST TIDE NEAR 1.1 FT AROUND 520 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ SS
456 WHUS46 KSGX 272118 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 118 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TODAY AND PEAKING SUNDAY WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY LOWER THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. CAZ043-552-280600- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 118 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...8 TO 10 FT WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 285 TO 290 DEGREES. * SURF...4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 4.5 FT AROUND 1150 PM THIS EVENING. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 1.1 FT AROUND 520 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 1.5 FT AROUND 545 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ TS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
605 WHUS46 KSGX 280542 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 942 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL IS INCREASING OVERNIGHT AND WILL BE PEAKING AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. CAZ043-552-281345- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 942 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * SWELL...8 TO 10 FT WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 285 TO 290 DEGREES. * SURF...4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES NEAR 4.5 FT AROUND 1150 PM THIS EVENING. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 1.1 FT AROUND 520 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 1.5 FT AROUND 545 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ PIERCE HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
306 WHUS46 KSGX 281355 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 555 AM PST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL PEAKING THIS MORNING WILL GENERATE HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CAZ043-552-282200- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 555 AM PST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SWELL...8 TO 10 FT WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM 290 DEGREES. * SURF...4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS 8 TO 10 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. * TIDES...HIGH TIDE NEAR 3 FEET AROUND 1220 PM. LOWEST TIDES NEAR 1.5 FT AROUND 545 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. 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. && $$ SS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
842 WHUS46 KSGX 282115 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 115 PM PST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LONG PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AND RESULTING HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ043-552-290500- /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 115 PM PST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SWELL...8 TO 9 FT WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL AT 16 SECONDS FROM 290 DEGREES. * SURF...4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 8 FEET. * LOCATIONS...HIGHEST SURF ON EXPOSED WEST-FACING BEACHES NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SOUTH OF DEL MAR. * TIDES...LOWEST TIDES NEAR 1.5 FT AROUND 545 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND SEA WALLS. WAVES MAY REACH THE OCEAN BEACH PIER AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. * OUTLOOK...SWELL AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. && $$ TS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
764 WHUS46 KSGX 290452 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 852 PM PST SUN FEB 28 2016 CAZ043-552-290600- /O.EXP.KSGX.SU.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160229T0500Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 852 PM PST SUN FEB 28 2016 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SURF HAS FALLEN BELOW 7 FEET AT THE MAJORITY OF THE BEACHES THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM. $$ ALBRIGHT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high surf advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high surf advisory went out at Feb 23, 9:26 AM PST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 9:26 AM PST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
926 AM PST TUE FEB 23 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY. WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH WEAK ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
PERIODS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
AT 915 AM...WARM AND MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY AS THE AXIS OF A 500 MB
RIDGE SHIFTS OVER SOCAL. WINDS REMAIN OFFSHORE WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35
MPH THROUGH THE PASSES...CANYONS...AND ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS
THIS MORNING.
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER WARM DAY WITH HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S IN THE INLAND VALLEYS AND MID TO LOW 70S
ALONG THE COAST. SOME COOLING WILL OCCUR IN THE DESERTS TODAY WHERE
HIGHS WILL BE 5 TO 8 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL WEAKEN SOME THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS 30-45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOST
WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT A WARM AND DRY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER WARM
DAY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS.
THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THRUSDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY
WITH A WEAK SEA BREEZE BRINGING COOLING TO THE COAST...WHILE THE
INLAND VALLEYS WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOW RH. RIDGING WILL LIMIT THE
POTENTIAL COOLING SOME ON FRIDAY...BUT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOULD
SEE A RETURN TO PREVAILING 70S AND BELOW FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE
LOWER DESERTS AS THE 500 MB RIDGE FLATTENS. THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG WILL RETURN FRIDAY...WITH PERIODS OF LOCALLY DENSE
FOG POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST EACH NIGHT AND MORNING THEREAFTER
THROUGH MONDAY.
EARLY NEXT WEEK...GLOBAL MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A BUILDING
RIDGE OVER THE WEST. HOWEVER...THEY HAVE YET TO LOCK IN ON THE
AMPLITUDE AND PLACEMENT OF THE RIDGE AXIS. AT THIS TIME A RETURN TO
PREVAILING 80 DEGREE TEMPS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS LOOKS LIKELY BY
TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
231620Z...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. N-NE
WINDS WITH SFC GUSTS 30-40 KT BELOW THE PASSES...CANYONS AND INTO
THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS WILL CREATE MOD-STG UDDFS AND LLWS OVER AND SW
OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. SFC GUSTS 15-25 KT COULD
REACH KONT AND KSNA AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SOME PATCHY LOW
CLOUDS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTHERN AREAS...SO WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR. SINCE THERE IS A RISK OF LOW CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT
...A VERY LOW RISK AT THIS TIME...I WILL CONTINUE TO THINK OF
THE FORECAST AS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST AS FAR AS WHETHER OR
NOT LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL MOVE INTO KSAN TONIGHT. MAY HAVE TO
ADD SOME TO THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...
830 AM...NO HAZARDOUS MARINE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL GENERATE
COMBINED SEAS OF 8-11 FT...MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
&&
.BEACHES...
830 AM...A LARGE...LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL FROM ABOUT 280
DEGREES IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE AND BUILD FURTHER ON
WEDNESDAY...PEAKING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY AT 11 FEET/18
SECONDS AT THE SAN CLEMENTE BASIN BUOY...AND THEN GRADUALLY LOWER
THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE VERY STRONG
RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF OF 6-10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12 FEET OVER
SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY...WITH SURF 2-4 FEET LOWER ELSEWHERE. A BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT AND MAY BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY LATER TODAY.
ANOTHER LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL OF A SIMILAR HEIGHT
AND PERIOD...BUT FROM A SLIGHTLY STEEPER ANGLE OF AROUND 285
DEGREES...WILL LIKELY CREATE MORE LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP
CURRENTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALONG THE
WESTERN MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS. THE
WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOW RH VALUES AND WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL GUSTS IN THE 30-45 MPH RANGE. MIN RH
VALUES IN THE 10-20 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. FIRE
CONDITIONS ARE ELEVATED...BUT NOT OVERLY THREATENING DURING THIS
PERIOD. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS.
PZ...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...ALBRIGHT
AVIATION/MARINE/BEACHES...SMALLNearby
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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.