Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2020
Beach Hazards Statement 3, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Mar 10, 2020, 2:18 AM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2020, 2:18 AM PDT (09:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2020, 2:19 AM PDT
- In force
- 24 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 09:20 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, 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
389 WHUS46 KSGX 100918 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 218 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2020 CAZ043-552-102000- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0003.200310T0918Z-200311T1500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 218 AM PDT Tue Mar 10 2020 ...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 Wednesday morning. * Surf...3 to 5 feet with local sets to 6 feet mainly over Orange and northern San Diego County beaches. * Timing...Surf increasing today and peaking tonight and early Wednesday. * Impacts...Gusty winds and waves will result in elevated surf, dangerous rip currents, and hazardous swimming conditions. In addition, isolated thunderstorms are expected through early Wednesday morning with the potential for lightning strikes to impact the beaches if a thunderstorm does occur. 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
3 follow-up statements
443 WHUS46 KSGX 102156 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 256 PM PDT Tue Mar 10 2020 CAZ043-552-110600- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200311T1500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 256 PM PDT Tue Mar 10 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * Surf...3 to 5 feet with local sets to 6 feet mainly over Orange and northern San Diego County beaches. * Timing...Surf will continue through Thursday, though the lightning threat will diminish after Wednesday morning. * Impacts...The elevated waves will result in elevated surf, dangerous rip currents, and hazardous swimming conditions. In addition, isolated thunderstorms are expected through early Wednesday morning with the potential for lightning strikes to impact the beaches if a thunderstorm does occur. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement is issued when threats such as strong rip currents...elevated surf heights...minor tidal overflow...or lightning are possible at local beaches. Obey posted warning signs and flags and talk to a lifeguard before swimming. Use caution when in or near the water and always swim near a lifeguard. && $$ Maxwell
754 WHUS46 KSGX 110451 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 951 PM PDT Tue Mar 10 2020 CAZ043-552-111300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200311T1500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 951 PM PDT Tue Mar 10 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * Surf...3 to 5 feet with local sets to 6 feet mainly over Orange and northern San Diego County beaches. * Timing...Through early Wednesday morning. * Impacts...The elevated waves will result in elevated surf, dangerous rip currents, and hazardous swimming conditions. The lightning threat has mostly diminished. 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. && $$ https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
584 WHUS46 KSGX 110919 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 219 AM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 CAZ043-552-111030- /O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0003.000000T0000Z-200311T1500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 219 AM PDT Wed Mar 11 2020 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in San Diego has cancelled the Beach Hazards Statement. Beach conditions are no longer expected to be hazardous regarding lightning or high surf. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 9:05 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 16 hr |
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in California, 2020Every beach hazards statement in 2020
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.