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High Surf Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA

January 16, 2016San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high surf warning at Jan 16, 2016, 1:45 PM PST for San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 37 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2016, 1:45 PM PST (21:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 18, 2016, 5:08 PM PST
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

County San Diego County, CA

The radar

The San Diego radar (KNKX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 17, 1:00 PM PSTHIGH SURFImperial Beach, CA8-12 FT SURF REPORTED AT IMPERIAL BEACH BY THE PUBLIC.
Jan 18, 1:00 PM PSTHIGH SURFLa Jolla, CA6-10 FT SURF AT BLACKS BEACH
Jan 18, 1:00 PM PSTHIGH SURFSan Diego, CA6-10 FT SEAS AT OCEAN BEACH

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 12:00Z on 2016-01-16Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

609 
WHUS46 KSGX 162145
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
145 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

.A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF
FROM 7 TO 15 FEET TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WITH ANOTHER AREA OF VERY HIGH SURF IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY.
THE SWELL AND SURF WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ043-170600-
/O.UPG.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.W.0002.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
145 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SURF...INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING TO 6 TO 8 FEET...THEN PEAK LATE
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 8 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15
  FEET...THEN DECREASE TUESDAY TO 6 TO 9 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF
  WILL BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* 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. MINOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING THE TIME OF HIGHEST TIDE TUESDAY. 
  MINOR BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO PIERS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ552-170600-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
145 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* SURF...INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING TO 5 TO 8 FEET...THEN PEAK LATE
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 7 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12
  FEET...THEN DECREASE TUESDAY TO 5 TO 8 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF
  WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* 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. MINOR COASTAL 
  FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING THE TIME OF HIGHEST TIDE TUESDAY. 
  MINOR 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.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
7 follow-up statements
471 
WHUS46 KSGX 170558
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
958 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES AND A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF
OF 7 TO 15 FEET TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND
NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL DECREASE BY
TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ043-171400-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0002.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
958 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* SURF...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...THEN PEAKING
  SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AT 8 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15
  FEET. SLOWLY LOWERING SURF TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 9 FEET.
  THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* HIGHEST TIDES...5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY
  AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...BEACH EROSION...AND DAMAGE TO PIERS
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WITH AT LEAST LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET WILL IMPACT LOCAL BEACHES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

CAZ552-171400-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
958 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

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

* SURF...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...THEN PEAKING
  SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AT 7 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12
  FEET. SLOWLY LOWERING SURF TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY AT
  5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR COASTAL
  FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF OF 7 TO 14 FT WILL
AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
720 
WHUS46 KSGX 171053
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
253 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES AND A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF OF
7 TO 15 FEET TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
HIGHEST SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND NORTHERN
ORANGE COUNTY. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

CAZ043-172200-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0002.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
253 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN PEAKING THIS
  EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AT 8 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15 FEET.
  GRADUALLY LOWERING SURF TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 9 FEET. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* HIGHEST TIDES...5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY 
  AT 5:15 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...BEACH EROSION...AND DAMAGE 
  TO PIERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WITH AT LEAST LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET WILL IMPACT LOCAL BEACHES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

CAZ552-172200-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.160117T1200Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
253 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN PEAKING THIS
  EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AT 7 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12 FEET.
  GRADUALLY LOWERING SURF TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY AT 
  5:15 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF OF 7 TO 14 FT WILL
AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

JMB
373 
WHUS46 KSGX 172150
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
150 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES AND A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF OF
7 TO 15 FEET TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
HIGHEST SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...WITH ANOTHER
AREA OF VERY HIGH SURF IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SWELL AND
SURF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CAZ043-180600-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
150 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...7 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15 FEET. GRADUALLY LOWERING
  SURF TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 9 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE
  SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* HIGHEST TIDES...5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY 
  AT 5:15 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...BEACH EROSION...AND DAMAGE 
  TO PIERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WITH AT LEAST LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET WILL IMPACT LOCAL BEACHES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AND RIP
CURRENTS.

&&

$$

CAZ552-180600-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
150 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12 FEET. GRADUALLY LOWERING
  SURF TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE
  NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY AT 
  5:15 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF OF 7 TO 14 FT WILL
AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING STRONG RIP
CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

MAXWELL
189 
WHUS46 KSGX 180508
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
908 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES AND A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LARGE LONG-PERIOD WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF OF
7 TO 15 FEET TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE
HIGHEST SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...WITH SLIGHTLY
LOWER SURF IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CAZ043-181415-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
908 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...7 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15 FEET MONDAY. LOWERING SURF
  TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 8 FEET AND LOCAL SETS TO 10 FT. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* HIGHEST TIDES...5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY 
  AT 5:15 AM. 

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES
  AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING
  JETTIES...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...BEACH
  EROSION...AND DAMAGE TO PIERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WITH AT LEAST LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET WILL IMPACT LOCAL BEACHES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE
SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

CAZ552-181415-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
908 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 12 FEET MONDAY.LOWERING SURF
  TUESDAY WITH SETS OF 5 TO 8 FEET. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH
  OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 5.6 FEET MONDAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6 FEET TUESDAY AT 
  5:15 AM. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT SURF OF 7 TO 14 FT WILL AFFECT
BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

ALBRIGHT
563 
WHUS46 KSGX 180922
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
122 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES AND A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD WILL BRING HIGH
SURF TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST
SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
SURF IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CAZ043-182200-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
122 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 15 FEET TODAY. 5 TO 8
  FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL
  BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* HIGHEST TIDES...5.6 FEET TODAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6.0 FEET TUESDAY
  AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES
  AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...BEACH EROSION...AND DAMAGE
  TO PIERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WITH LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET WILL IMPACT LOCAL BEACHES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

CAZ552-182200-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
122 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...5 TO 8 FEET WITH SETS TO 10 FEET TODAY. 4 TO 7 FEET
  TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 5.6 FEET TODAY AT 4:15 AM AND 6.0 FEET TUESDAY AT
  5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND
AROUND THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

MM
101 
WHUS46 KSGX 182054
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1254 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES AND A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES...

.A LARGE WEST-NORTHWEST SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD WILL BRING HIGH
SURF TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST
SURF WILL BE IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER
SURF IN NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CAZ043-190600-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1254 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...7 TO 10 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS UP TO 15 FEET THROUGH
  TONIGHT. 6 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET TUESDAY. THE
  HIGHEST SURF WILL BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* HIGHEST TIDES...6.0 FEET TUESDAY AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE 
  WAVES AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING 
  JETTIES... MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...BEACH 
  EROSION...AND DAMAGE TO PIERS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES
WITH LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET WILL IMPACT LOCAL BEACHES. THIS WILL
RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

CAZ552-190600-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1254 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...5 TO 8 FEET WITH SETS TO 10 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. 4 TO 7
  FEET TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 6.0 FEET TUESDAY AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND 
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...MINOR 
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE...AND MINOR BEACH EROSION 
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN
AND AROUND THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
695 
WHUS46 KSGX 190108
CFWSGX

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
508 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOCAL BEACHES THROUGH
TUESDAY...

CAZ043-190915-
/O.CAN.KSGX.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
508 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH
SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SURF...5 TO 8 FEET WITH SETS TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. 4 TO 7 FEET
  TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE SOUTH OF CARLSBAD.

* TIDES...NEAR 6.0 FEET TUESDAY AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...AND MINOR
  BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO 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.

&&

$$

CAZ552-190915-
/O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160120T0100Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
508 PM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST TUESDAY...

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET WITH SETS TO 9 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. 3 TO 7
  FEET TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL BE NORTH OF NEWPORT BEACH.

* TIDES...NEAR 6.0 FEET TUESDAY AT 5:15 AM.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO LARGE WAVES AND
  STRONG RIP CURRENTS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES...AND MINOR
  BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN
AND AROUND THE SURF ZONE.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

JMB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 16, 3:29 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasSGX57 hr

Nearby

High Surf Warnings in California, 2016Every high surf warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.