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Beach Hazards Statement 17, NWS San Diego, CA

November 4, 2021Orange County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Nov 4, 2021, 1:31 PM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Nov 5, 2021, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 4, 2021, 1:31 PM PDT (20:31 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 5, 2021, 2:00 AM PDT
Expired
Nov 5, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
19 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 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.5 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 2021-11-04Temperature 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 2021-11-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

309 
WHUS46 KSGX 042031
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
131 PM PDT Thu Nov 4 2021

CAZ043-552-050430-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0017.211105T0900Z-211106T0400Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
131 PM PDT Thu Nov 4 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR ABOVE AVERAGE SURF AND TIDAL OVERFLOW...

* WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet in Orange and northern San Diego
  County, with sets to 7 feet in southern San Diego County. The high
  tide of 6.7 feet Friday morning combined with the above average
  surf will result in tidal overflow at flood prone beaches like 
  Cardiff State Beach and Imperial Beach.

* WHERE...San Diego and Orange County Coastal Areas.

* WHEN...Late tonight through Friday evening. 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highs tides Saturday morning will be again
  be near 6.7 feet, but the swell and surf will slowly subside
  Friday night and Saturday and the tidal overflow threat will be
  lower.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

Moede
3 follow-up statements
525 
WHUS46 KSGX 050426
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
926 PM PDT Thu Nov 4 2021

CAZ043-552-051300-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0017.211105T0900Z-211106T0400Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
926 PM PDT Thu Nov 4 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM PDT FRIDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet in Orange and northern San Diego
  County, with sets to 7 feet in southern San Diego County. The
  high tide of 6.7 feet Friday morning combined with the surf 
  will result in tidal overflow at flood prone beaches like 
  Cardiff State Beach and Imperial Beach.

* WHERE...San Diego and Orange County beaches.

* WHEN...Late tonight through Friday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highs tides Saturday morning will be again
  be near 6.7 feet, but the swell and surf will slowly subside
  Friday night and Saturday and the tidal overflow threat will be
  lower.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

12
931 
WHUS46 KSGX 051233
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
533 AM PDT Fri Nov 5 2021

CAZ043-552-052045-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-211106T0400Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
533 AM PDT Fri Nov 5 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet in Orange County and northern San 
  Diego County, with sets to 7 feet in southern San Diego County. 
  The high tide of 6.7 feet this morning combined with the surf 
  will result in tidal overflow at flood prone beaches like 
  Cardiff State Beach and Imperial Beach.

* WHERE...San Diego and Orange County beaches.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highs tides Saturday morning will be again
  be near 6.7 feet, but the swell and surf will slowly subside
  tonight and Saturday and the tidal overflow threat will be 
  lower.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

Connolly
799 
WHUS46 KSGX 052030
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
130 PM PDT Fri Nov 5 2021

CAZ043-552-060400-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0017.000000T0000Z-211106T0400Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
130 PM PDT Fri Nov 5 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet. Some areas may see sets to 7 feet.

* WHERE...San Diego and Orange County beaches.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Surf will lower into the weekend. High 
  tides near 6.6 feet will continue Saturday and Sunday mornings 
  before lowering.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

APR

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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.