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Beach Hazards Statement 11, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

October 26, 20176 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Oct 26, 2017, 11:48 AM PDT for 6 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 27, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2017, 11:48 AM PDT (18:48 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 27, 2017, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 29, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
55 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 26 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2017-10-26Temperature 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, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2017-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

662 
WHUS46 KMTR 261848
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1148 AM PDT THU OCT 26 2017

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-270300-
/O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0011.171027T2100Z-171029T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1148 AM PDT THU OCT 26 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A LONG PERIOD ENERGETIC NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FORERUNNERS WITH PERIODS OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS 
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE MAIN WAVE ENERGY ARRIVES DURING THE DAY 
SATURDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER 
WAVES, AND LARGE SHORE BREAK AT WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE 
AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE SHORE
BREAK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 
EVENING.


* SEAS: NORTHWEST FORERUNNERS WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A
  PERIOD OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS. NORTHWEST SWELL 6 TO 10 FEET THEN
  POSSIBLE WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE
  HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND 
  PERIODS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY.

* TIMING: 2 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING 
  BEACHES...INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA 
  STATE BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE KNOCKED
  OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG LONGSHORE
CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD BE LIFE
THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE OCEAN. 

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
978 
WHUS46 KMTR 270353
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
853 PM PDT THU OCT 26 2017

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-271700-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.171027T2100Z-171029T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
853 PM PDT THU OCT 26 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

A LONG PERIOD ENERGETIC NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FORERUNNERS WITH PERIODS OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS 
ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE MAIN WAVE ENERGY ARRIVES DURING THE DAY 
SATURDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER 
WAVES, AND LARGE SHORE BREAK AT WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.
THE SWELL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE 
AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE
SHORE BREAK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: NORTHWEST FORERUNNERS WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH 
  A PERIOD OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS. NORTHWEST SWELL 6 TO 10 FEET 
  THEN POSSIBLE WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND 
  PERIODS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: 2 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... 
  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE 
  BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER 
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH
COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES
ON THE OCEAN.

&&

$$
426 
WHUS46 KMTR 271649
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
949 AM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017


CAZ006-505-509-529-530-280415-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0011.171027T2100Z-171030T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
949 AM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY AS
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST. A LONG PERIOD 
ENERGETIC NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON,
FORERUNNERS WITH PERIODS OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 
THE MAIN WAVE ENERGY ARRIVES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THIS WILL 
INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE SHORE 
BREAK AT WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED 
TO PEAK LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT EVENT WITH PEAK SWELLS APPROACHING HIGH SURF CRITERIA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE
SHORE BREAK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: NORTHWEST FORERUNNERS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
  PERIOD OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS. NORTHWEST SWELL 6 TO 10 FEET THEN
  POSSIBLE WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE
  HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND 
  PERIODS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY, BUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. 

* TIMING: 2 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... 
  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE 
  BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER 
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD
BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE
OCEAN.

&&

$$
150 
WHUS46 KMTR 271856 AAA
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1156 AM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-280300-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.171027T2100Z-171030T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1156 AM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017

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

THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY AS
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST. A LONG PERIOD 
ENERGETIC NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON,
FORERUNNERS WITH PERIODS OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 
THE MAIN WAVE ENERGY ARRIVES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. THIS WILL 
INCREASE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE SHORE 
BREAK AT WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. THE SWELL IS EXPECTED 
TO PEAK LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT EVENT WITH PEAK SWELLS APPROACHING HIGH SURF CRITERIA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE
SHORE BREAK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: NORTHWEST FORERUNNERS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A 
  PERIOD OF 20 TO 21 SECONDS. NORTHWEST SWELL 6 TO 10 FEET THEN 
  POSSIBLE WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE 
  HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND 
  PERIODS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY, BUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. 

* TIMING: 2 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... 
  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE 
  BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER 
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD
BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE
OCEAN.

&&

$$
772 
WHUS46 KMTR 280348
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
848 PM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017


CAZ006-505-509-529-530-281900-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-171030T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
848 PM PDT FRI OCT 27 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGE
SHORE BREAK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: NORTHWEST FORERUNNERS WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING WITH A
  PERIOD OF 20 TO 22 SECONDS. NORTHWEST SWELL 6 FEET INCREASING 
  TO 9 TO 11 FEET SATURDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 20 
  SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 FEET ARE ALSO 
  POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND PERIODS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ON 
  SUNDAY, BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH MOST OF THE
  DAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... 
  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE 
  BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER 
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD
BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE
OCEAN.

&&

$$
211 
WHUS46 KMTR 281846
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1146 AM PDT SAT OCT 28 2017

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-291400-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-171030T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1146 AM PDT SAT OCT 28 2017

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

* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FEET SATURDAY MORNING WITH A 
  PERIOD OF 18 TO 20 SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF 15 TO 20 
  FEET ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND PERIODS WILL BEGIN TO 
  DECREASE ON SUNDAY, BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  MOST OF THE DAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... 
  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE 
  BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER 
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD
BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE
OCEAN.

&&

$$
879 
WHUS46 KMTR 291259
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
559 AM PDT SUN OCT 29 2017


CAZ006-505-509-529-530-300400-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0011.000000T0000Z-171030T0400Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
559 AM PDT SUN OCT 29 2017

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

* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 6 TO 9 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 16 TO 18
  SECONDS. BREAKING WAVE HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. SWELL HEIGHTS AND PERIODS WILL DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE
  DAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION: COASTLINE FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY 
  COUNTY. IN PARTICULAR WEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES... 
  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...OCEAN BEACH...MONTARA STATE 
  BEACH AND MARINA STATE BEACH. 

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS: INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...SNEAKER 
  WAVES...AND LOCALLY LARGE SHORE BREAK. BEACHGOERS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED OVER...INJURED...OR PULLED OUT TO SEA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT MEANS THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS MAY EXIST ON SPECIFIC BEACHES. THESE HAZARDS MAY
INCLUDE LARGE SHORE BREAK...STRONG RIP CURRENTS...STRONG
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND POSSIBLY SNEAKER WAVES. ALL OF WHICH COULD
BE LIFE THREATENING. BE SURE TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE
OCEAN.

&&

$$

Nearby

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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.