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Beach Hazards Statement 6, NWS San Diego, CA

April 23, 2021Orange County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 23, 2021, 1:44 AM PDT for Orange County, California. It took effect at Apr 23, 2021, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 23, 2021, 1:44 AM PDT (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2021, 6:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 23, 2021, 12:37 PM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

County Orange County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

634 
WHUS46 KSGX 230844
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
144 AM PDT Fri Apr 23 2021

CAZ552-232100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0006.210423T1300Z-210426T0100Z/
Orange County Coastal Areas-
144 AM PDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* Waves and Surf...3 to 6 feet. Local max sets to 7 feet.

* Timing...Through Sunday afternoon. Highest surf will occur
  Friday evening through Saturday evening. Elevated surf to
  persist through Sunday.

* Impacts...Strong rip currents and steep, wind-driven surf will 
  generate 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.

&&

$$

Schenk

https://www.weather.gov/sandiego
1 follow-up statement
620 
WHUS46 KSGX 231937
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1237 PM PDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

..A long period south swell will generate areas of high surf, 
strong rip currents, and hazardous swimming conditions through 
Monday.

CAZ552-240345-
/O.CAN.KSGX.BH.S.0006.000000T0000Z-210426T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0004.210423T1937Z-210426T1500Z/
Orange County Coastal Areas-
1237 PM PDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT MONDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a High Surf
Advisory...which is in effect until 8 AM PDT Monday. The Beach
Hazards Statement has been cancelled. 

* Waves and Surf...5 to 7 feet. Local max sets to 8 feet on south
  facing beaches.

* Timing...Through early Monday morning. Highest surf will occur
  Saturday through Sunday morning. Elevated surf to persist into
  early Monday.
 
* Impacts...Strong rip currents and steep, wind-driven surf will 
  generate hazardous swimming conditions. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A High Surf Advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area...producing localized beach erosion and
dangerous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

CO

https://www.weather.gov/sandiego

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 23, 12:37 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisorySGXOrange62 hr
Apr 23, 1:57 PM PDTWind AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego61 hr

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.