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Beach Hazards Statement 9, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at May 16, 2023, 1:22 PM PDT for Orange County, California. It took effect at May 16, 2023, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2023, 1:22 PM PDT (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2023, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 19, 2023, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 days
- 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 20:27 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
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
558 WHUS46 KSGX 162022 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 122 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 CAZ552-170515- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0009.230517T0100Z-230519T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 122 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet. Local sets to 8 feet on Wednesday. * WHERE...Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From 6 PM PDT this evening through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding of low-lying areas will be possible during periods of high tide each evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
9 follow-up statements
670 WHUS46 KSGX 170348 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 848 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 CAZ552-171300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230519T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 848 PM PDT Tue May 16 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet. Local sets to 8 feet on Wednesday. * WHERE...Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding of low-lying areas will be possible during periods of high tide each evening. High tide Wednesday: 6.0 ft at 830 PM. High tide Thursday:6.1 ft at 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ SS
562 WHUS46 KSGX 170904 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 204 AM PDT Wed May 17 2023 CAZ552-172130- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230519T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 204 AM PDT Wed May 17 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet with occasional sets to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Minor coastal flooding of low-lying areas during periods of high tide each evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... High tide this evening: 6.0 ft at 830 PM. High tide Thursday evening: 6.1 ft at 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
177 WHUS46 KSGX 172115 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 215 PM PDT Wed May 17 2023 CAZ552-180515- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230519T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 215 PM PDT Wed May 17 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet with occasional sets to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Minor coastal flooding of low-lying areas during periods of high tide each evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... High tide this evening: 6.0 ft at 830 PM. High tide Thursday evening: 6.1 ft at 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ JMB
917 WHUS46 KSGX 180500 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1000 PM PDT Wed May 17 2023 CAZ552-181300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230519T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 1000 PM PDT Wed May 17 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet with occasional sets to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Minor coastal flooding of low-lying areas during periods of high tide each evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide Thursday evening: 6.1 ft at 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
245 WHUS46 KSGX 180837 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 137 AM PDT Thu May 18 2023 CAZ552-182130- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230519T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 137 AM PDT Thu May 18 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet with occasional sets 7 to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Coastal flooding of low-lying areas during high tide this evening, particularly in Seal Beach. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide this evening: 6.1 ft at 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
541 WHUS46 KSGX 181955 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1255 PM PDT Thu May 18 2023 CAZ552-190600- /O.EXT.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230520T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 1255 PM PDT Thu May 18 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet with sets of 7 to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Coastal flooding of low-lying areas during high tide, particularly in Seal Beach. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide this evening: 6.1 ft at 9 PM. High tide Friday: 6.1 ft at 9:30 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ CO
005 WHUS46 KSGX 190443 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 943 PM PDT Thu May 18 2023 CAZ552-191300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230520T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 943 PM PDT Thu May 18 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet with sets of 7 to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Coastal flooding of low-lying areas during high tide, particularly in Seal Beach. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide Friday: 6.1 ft at 9:30 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
006 WHUS46 KSGX 191226 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 526 AM PDT Fri May 19 2023 CAZ552-192100- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230520T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 526 AM PDT Fri May 19 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet with sets up to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Coastal flooding of low-lying areas during high tide, particularly in Seal Beach. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide today: 6.1 ft at 9:30 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ EA
170 WHUS46 KSGX 200441 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 941 PM PDT Fri May 19 2023 CAZ552-200600- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0009.000000T0000Z-230520T0600Z/ Orange County Coastal Areas- 941 PM PDT Fri May 19 2023 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet with sets up to 8 feet. * WHERE...Orange County beaches. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Coastal flooding of low-lying areas during high tide, particularly in Seal Beach. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tide today: 6.1 ft at 9:30 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
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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.