Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2017
Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 12, 2017, 9:56 PM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2017, 9:56 PM PDT (04:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2017, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 70 hr
- 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 04:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 4.9 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
- 1905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
958 WHUS46 KSGX 130456 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 956 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .ELEVATED SURF, STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. CAZ043-552-131300- /O.EXP.KSGX.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170713T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0012.170713T0500Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 956 PM PDT WED JUL 12 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SURF...3 TO 6 FT...WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 8 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES OF AROUND 5 TO 5.5 FEET DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND LOWEST TIDES OF AROUND 0 FEET AROUND SUNRISE EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING, ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES. * OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH SWELLS WILL LOWER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. 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. && $$ JMB WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
7 follow-up statements
987 WHUS46 KSGX 131056 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 356 AM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .ELEVATED SURF, STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. CAZ043-552-132100- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 356 AM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * SURF...3 TO 6 FT, WITH OCCASIONAL SETS TO 8 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY TODAY, WITH VERY GRADUAL LOWERING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT AND LOWEST TIDES OF AROUND 0 FEET IN THE EARLY MORNINGS EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING, ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. WAVES OVER-TOPPING JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. && $$ MAXWELL
927 WHUS46 KSGX 132024 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 124 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. CAZ043-552-140500- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 124 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * SURF...4 TO 6 FT WITH SETS TO 7 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FT WITH SETS TO 6 FT IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TODAY AND FRIDAY. SURF LOWERING BY 1 TO 2 FT ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT AND LOWEST TIDES OF AROUND 0 FEET IN THE EARLY MORNINGS EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO HARRISON
977 WHUS46 KSGX 140407 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 907 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. CAZ043-552-141300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 907 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * SURF...4 TO 6 FT WITH SETS TO 7 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FT WITH SETS TO 6 FT IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TODAY AND FRIDAY. SURF LOWERING BY 1 TO 2 FT ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT AND LOWEST TIDES OF AROUND 0 FEET IN THE EARLY MORNINGS EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ JMB WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
494 WHUS46 KSGX 142007 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 107 PM PDT FRI JUL 14 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. CAZ043-552-150500- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 107 PM PDT FRI JUL 14 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * SURF...3 TO 5 FT WITH SETS TO 6 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY AND 2 TO 4 FT WITH SETS TO 5 FT IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TODAY. SURF LOWERING BY 1 FOOT ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT AND LOWEST TIDES OF AROUND 0 FEET IN THE EARLY MORNINGS EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO HARRISON
808 WHUS46 KSGX 150456 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 956 PM PDT FRI JUL 14 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .ELEVATED SURF...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS. CAZ043-552-151300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 956 PM PDT FRI JUL 14 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * SURF...2 TO 5 FT WITH HIGHER SURF LIKELY AT ORANGE COUNTY BEACHES. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIDES...HIGHEST TIDES BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT AND LOWEST TIDES OF AROUND 0 FEET IN THE EARLY MORNINGS EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ JMB WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
022 WHUS46 KSGX 151245 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 545 AM PDT SAT JUL 15 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES TODAY...CREATING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CAZ043-552-152045- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 545 AM PDT SAT JUL 15 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * SURF...3 TO 5 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH OF ENCINITAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIDES...LOW TIDE AROUND 0.5 FT AT 8 AM. HIGH TIDE AROUND 4.2 FT AT 3 PM. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ SS HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
428 WHUS46 KSGX 152059 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 159 PM PDT SAT JUL 15 2017 ...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND BREAKING WAVES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE AT AREA BEACHES TODAY...CREATING HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. CAZ043-552-160300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-170716T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 159 PM PDT SAT JUL 15 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SURF...3 TO 5 FT IN ORANGE COUNTY AND NORTH OF ENCINITAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. * LOCATIONS...ORANGE COUNTY COAST AND NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COAST...WITH HIGHEST SURF ALONG SOUTH-FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIDES...HIGH TIDE AROUND 4.2 FT AT 3 PM. * IMPACTS...ELEVATED SURF AND STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING...ESPECIALLY FOR INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017
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.