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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 23, 2022, 5:13 PM PDT for San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, California. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2022, 5:13 PM PDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2022, 6:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
Counties San Luis Obispo County, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA
The radar
The Vandenberg AFB radar (KVBX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 354 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
- 1536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
932 WHUS46 KLOX 240013 CFWLOX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 513 PM PDT Sat Apr 23 2022 CAZ340-346-241100- /O.EXP.KLOX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.BH.S.0013.220424T0013Z-220425T0100Z/ San Luis Obispo County Beaches- Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches- 513 PM PDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WHAT...The high surf advisory has expired, but elevated surf of 5 to 8 feet with dangerous rip currents has warranted a beach hazards statement through Sunday. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$ CAZ087-349-350-354-364-240115- /O.EXP.KLOX.SU.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-220424T0000Z/ Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands- Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast- Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast-Ventura County Beaches- Los Angeles County Beaches- 513 PM PDT Sat Apr 23 2022 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The high surf has expired, however there will still be some breakers of 3 to 5 feet with locally strong rip current activity through Sunday. $$ Gomberg
2 follow-up statements
846 WHUS46 KLOX 241102 CFWLOX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 402 AM PDT Sun Apr 24 2022 CAZ340-346-241915- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220425T0100Z/ San Luis Obispo County Beaches- Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches- 402 AM PDT Sun Apr 24 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Elevated surf of 5 to 8 feet with dangerous rip currents will continue today. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of drowning due to the hazardous conditions. 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. Stay off rock jetties, since can be deadly locations in such conditions. && $$
206 WHUS46 KLOX 241841 CFWLOX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1141 AM PDT Sun Apr 24 2022 CAZ340-346-250100- /O.CON.KLOX.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-220425T0100Z/ San Luis Obispo County Beaches- Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches- 1141 AM PDT Sun Apr 24 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Elevated surf of 5 to 8 feet with dangerous rip currents will continue today. * WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches. * WHEN...Until 6 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of drowning due to the hazardous conditions. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Stay off rock jetties, since can be deadly locations in such conditions. && $$ Sweet
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:57 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| Apr 24, 3:10 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 9 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.