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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS San Diego, CA

April 9, 2019Orange County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 9, 2019, 1:49 PM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Apr 9, 2019, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2019, 1:49 PM PDT (20:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 9, 2019, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2019, 6:00 PM PDT
In force
28 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 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-09Temperature 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 2019-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

049 
WHUS46 KSGX 092049
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
149 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...ELEVATED SURF THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.Strong wind swell will generate locally elevated surf up to 7 FT
on favored Orange and San Diego County beaches.

CAZ043-552-100500-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0013.190409T2100Z-190410T1400Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
149 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a Beach
Hazards Statement...which is in effect through 7 AM Wednesday.

* Surf...6 to 7 FT. 

* Timing...Peaking tonight. 

* Impacts...Hazardous swimming conditions. 

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.

&&

$$

Rodriguez
https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
3 follow-up statements
319 
WHUS46 KSGX 100434
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
934 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...ELEVATED SURF THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.Strong wind swell will generate locally elevated surf up to 7 FT
on favored Orange and San Diego County beaches.

CAZ043-552-101400-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190410T1400Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
934 PM PDT Tue Apr 9 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* Surf...5 to 7 FT.

* Timing...Tonight through early Wednesday morning.

* Impacts...Hazardous swimming conditions due to elevated surf and
  strong rip currents.

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.

&&

$$

CO/SS

https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
698 
WHUS46 KSGX 101359
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
659 AM PDT Wed Apr 10 2019

...ELEVATED SURF TODAY...

.A strong short period swell will generate above average surf of 4
to 6 feet today at some of the Orange and San Diego County 
beaches.

CAZ043-552-110100-
/O.EXT.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190411T0100Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
659 AM PDT Wed Apr 10 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* Surf...4 to 6 FT.

* Timing...Through 6 PM today. 

* Impacts...Hazardous swimming conditions due to elevated surf 
  and strong rip currents. 

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
961 
WHUS46 KSGX 110119
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
619 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2019


CAZ043-552-110230-
/O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-190411T0100Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
619 PM PDT Wed Apr 10 2019

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Surf will continue to decrease this evening. The beach hazards
statement has been allowed to expire. 

$$

CO/SS

https://www.weather.gov/sandiego

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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.