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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jan 23, 2017, 8:55 AM PST for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2017, 8:55 AM PST (16:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2017, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 10 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 16:55 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, 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 103 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
954 WHUS46 KSGX 231655 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 855 AM PST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH SURF WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...LIGHTING AT THE BEACHES POSSIBLE TODAY... .LARGE AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT. ALSO...ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AT THE BEACHES...RESULTING IN A LIGHTNING THREAT TO BEACH GOERS. CAZ043-552-240100- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0004.170123T1655Z-170124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170125T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 855 AM PST MON JAN 23 2017 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR POTENTIAL LIGHTNING AT THE BEACHES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SURF...6 TO 10 FEET WITH SETS TO 13 FT THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGHEST SURF SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * CHANGES SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT ISSUED FOR POTENTIAL LIGHTNING AT THE BEACHES. * TIMING FOR LIGHTNING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS WEATHER PATTERN CAN DEVELOP AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. * TIDES...5.4 FT AT 634 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...DEADLY CLOUD-TO-WATER AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION. DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES CAN EASILY WASH PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND ROCKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVES WILL AFFECT THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR BEACH LIGHTNING MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD TO GROUND OR CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES AND STAY AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS. && $$ HARRISON HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
2 follow-up statements
882 WHUS46 KSGX 232123 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 123 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...LIGHTING AT THE BEACHES POSSIBLE TODAY... .HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THE BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. ALSO...ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AT THE BEACHES...RESULTING IN A LIGHTNING THREAT TO BEACH GOERS. CAZ043-552-240600- /O.CAN.KSGX.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170125T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0001.170123T2123Z-170125T1700Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170124T0300Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 123 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH SURF WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * CHANGES SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...HIGH SURF WARNING DOWNGRADED TO A HIGH SURF ADVISORY. SURF HEIGHTS HAVE LOWERED AND THE SWELL AND SURF WILL REMAIN STEADY AT HEIGHTS BELOW WARNING LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY. * SURF...6 TO 9 FEET WITH SETS TO 10 FT THROUGH TUESDAY...LOWERING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BELOW 7 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SURF SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * TIMING FOR LIGHTNING...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS WEATHER PATTERN CAN DEVELOP AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. * TIDES...5.4 FT AT 634 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...DEADLY CLOUD-TO-WATER AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES CAN WASH PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND ROCKS. 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. A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR BEACH LIGHTNING MEANS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOUD TO GROUND OR CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING STRIKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. MOVE INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES AND STAY AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS. && $$ HARRISON HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
658 WHUS46 KSGX 240308 CFWSGX COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 708 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE AT THE BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. THE SWELL AND SURF WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. CAZ043-552-241300- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-170124T0300Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.SU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170125T1700Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- 708 PM PST MON JAN 23 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SURF...6 TO 9 FEET WITH SETS TO 10 FT THROUGH TUESDAY... LOWERING TO 5 TO 7 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN BELOW 7 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SURF SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. * TIDES...5.4 FT AT 634 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LARGE WAVES CAN WASH PEOPLE OFF JETTIES AND ROCKS. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:14 PM PST | Flash Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:19 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:35 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 5:41 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | Riverside | 48 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:06 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:19 PM PST | River Flood Warning | SGX | San Diego | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:35 PM PST | Areal Flood Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:06 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:23 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 44 hr |
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.