Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2018
Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Dec 1, 2018, 1:16 PM PST for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2018, 1:16 PM PST (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2018, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 29 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 21:16 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, 9.3 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
818 WHUS46 KSGX 012116 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 116 PM PST Sat Dec 1 2018 CAZ043-552-020600- /O.CAN.KSGX.SU.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-181202T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0012.181201T2116Z-181203T0200Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 116 PM PST Sat Dec 1 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Beach Hazards Statement...which is in effect through Sunday afternoon. The High Surf Advisory has been cancelled. * Surf...3-6 feet with max sets to 7 feet in favored spots. * Changes Since Last Issuance...The surf has steadily fallen since Friday night and is now below the High Surf Advisory criteria of 7 feet at most beaches. However, above average surf of 3 to 6 feet is forecast through Sunday afternoon. A Beach Hazard Statement for above average surf and strong rip currents was issued and will be in effect through 6 PM Sunday. * Impacts...Increased risk of drowning due to elevated surf and strong rip currents. Sneaker waves and other hazards can create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. * Surf Reports...At 1 PM Saturday the surf was 5 feet at Huntington Beach and Mission Beach, and 4 feet at San Clemente and Solana Beach. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ Moede https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
4 follow-up statements
499 WHUS46 KSGX 020457 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 857 PM PST Sat Dec 1 2018 CAZ043-552-021400- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-181203T0200Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 857 PM PST Sat Dec 1 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * Surf...3-6 feet with max sets to 7 feet in favored spots. * Above average surf of 3 to 6 feet is forecast through Sunday afternoon. A Beach Hazard Statement for above average surf and strong rip currents will be in effect through 6 PM Sunday. * Impacts...Increased risk of drowning due to elevated surf and strong rip currents. Sneaker waves and other hazards can create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as strong rip currents...elevated surf heights...minor tidal overflow...or lightning are possible at local beaches. Obey posted warning signs and flags and talk to a lifeguard before swimming. Use caution when in or near the water and always swim near a lifeguard. && $$ APR https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
872 WHUS46 KSGX 021330 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 530 AM PST Sun Dec 2 2018 CAZ043-552-022200- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-181203T0200Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 530 AM PST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * Surf...3-6 feet with max sets to 7 feet in south San Diego County. * Impacts...Increased risk of drowning due to elevated surf and strong rip currents. Sneaker waves and other hazards can create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SS https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
183 WHUS46 KSGX 022152 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 152 PM PST Sun Dec 2 2018 CAZ043-552-030200- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-181203T0200Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 152 PM PST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... * Surf...3-6 feet, highest in south San Diego County. * Impacts...Increased risk of drowning due to elevated surf and strong rip currents. Sneaker waves and other hazards can create life-threatening conditions in the surf zone. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as strong rip currents...elevated surf heights...minor tidal overflow...or lightning are possible at local beaches. Obey posted warning signs and flags and talk to a lifeguard before swimming. Use caution when in or near the water and always swim near a lifeguard. && $$ Moede https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
364 WHUS46 KSGX 030157 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 557 PM PST Sun Dec 2 2018 CAZ043-552-030300- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-181203T0200Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 557 PM PST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... Surf has subsided but strong rip currents remain possible so caution should still be exercised when entering the water. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
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.