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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at May 23, 2021, 11:07 AM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2021, 11:07 AM PDT (18:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Los Angeles County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:07 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, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
466 WHUS46 KLOX 231807 CFWLOX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1107 AM PDT Sun May 23 2021 CAZ034-035-240215- /O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-210523T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0007.210523T1807Z-210524T0400Z/ San Luis Obispo County Central Coast- Santa Barbara County Central Coast- 1107 AM PDT Sun May 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf of 4 to 7 feet. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Central Coast and Santa Barbara County Central Coast. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks. && $$ CAZ040-041-087-240215- /O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-210523T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0007.210523T1807Z-210524T0400Z/ Ventura County Coast- Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles- Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands- 1107 AM PDT Sun May 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Ventura County Coast, Los Angeles County Coast and Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks. && $$ Kj
2 follow-up statements
394 WHUS46 KLOX 232128 CFWLOX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 228 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021 CAZ034-035-240400- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/ San Luis Obispo County Central Coast- Santa Barbara County Central Coast- 228 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf of 4 to 7 feet. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Central Coast and Santa Barbara County Central Coast. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks. && $$ CAZ040-041-087-240400- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/ Ventura County Coast- Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles- Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands- 228 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet. * WHERE...Ventura County Coast, Los Angeles County Coast and Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks. && $$ Kj
157 WHUS46 KLOX 240402 CFWLOX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 902 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021 CAZ034-035-040-041-087-240515- /O.EXP.KLOX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/ San Luis Obispo County Central Coast- Santa Barbara County Central Coast-Ventura County Coast- Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles- Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands- 902 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED... The southerly swell will remain, but has lowered some while the periods have shortened. Rip currents are still be possible. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:20 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 41 hr | |
| May 23, 3:32 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 23 hr |
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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.