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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS San Diego, CA

March 16, 2022Orange County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Mar 16, 2022, 7:22 AM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2022, 7:22 AM PDT (14:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2022, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
28 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 14:26 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, 2.4 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 2022-03-16Temperature 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 2022-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1160 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

917 
WHUS46 KSGX 161422
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
722 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022

CAZ043-552-162100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0007.220316T1422Z-220317T1800Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
722 AM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet with local sets to 7 feet and 
  associated high rip current risk.

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

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Elevated surf and strong rip currents will create
  hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

Schenk
4 follow-up statements
820 
WHUS46 KSGX 162014
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
114 PM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022

CAZ043-552-170500-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-220317T1800Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
114 PM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet with local sets to 7 feet and 
  associated high rip current risk.

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

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Elevated surf and strong rip currents will create 
  hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

Schenk
214 
WHUS46 KSGX 170239
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
739 PM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022

CAZ043-552-171300-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-220317T1800Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
739 PM PDT Wed Mar 16 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Surf of 3 to 6 feet with local sets to 7 feet and high 
  rip current risk.

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

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Elevated surf and strong rip currents will create 
  hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$

SS
089 
WHUS46 KSGX 170843
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
143 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022

CAZ043-552-171800-
/O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-220317T1800Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
143 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Surf of 3 to 6 feet with sets to 7 feet and high rip 
  current risk.

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

* WHEN...Through this morning.

* IMPACTS...Elevated surf and strong rip currents will create 
  hazardous swimming conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

$$
762 
WHUS46 KSGX 171822
CFWSGX

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1122 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022

CAZ043-552-171930-
/O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-220317T1800Z/
San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas-
1122 AM PDT Thu Mar 17 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED...

Surf continues to decrease this morning so the Beach Hazards
Statement will be allowed to expire.

$$

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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.