California, 2016Dense Fog in California, April 3 to 4, 2016
April 3 to 4, 2016 · NWS SGX · 13 events in 2 counties and zones
A shallow marine layer brought dense fog to the coast of Orange and San Diego Counties on the 3rd and 4th of April.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
A shallow marine layer brought dense fog to the coast of Orange and San Diego Counties on the 3rd and 4th of April.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 1:01 AM PST to 4:01 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Miramar MCAS/Mitscher Field reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 1:50 AM PST to 3:35 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Montgomery Field reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 2:22 AM PST to 7:56 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mcolf Camp Pendleton reported periods of dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 3:51 AM PST to 7:17 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
San Diego International Airport reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 3:52 AM PST to 5:59 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Oceanside Municipal Airport reported multiple periods of dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 5:00 AM PST to 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
CHP reported dense fog along Interstate 5 north of Oceanside.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 10:53 PM PST to April 4, 6:53 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Brown Field reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 3, 11:44 PM PST to April 4, 5:31 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Miramar MCAS/Mitscher Field reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 4, 12:53 AM PST to 6:48 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Montgomery Field reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 4, 1:54 AM PST to 6:31 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Oceanside Camp Pendleton Airfield reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 4, 4:05 AM PST to 7:14 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
McClellan-Palomar Airport reported dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, Orange County Coastal
- When
- April 4, 5:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Orange County Coastal forecast zone
- Reported by
- Lifeguard
- Coordinates
- 33.677, -117.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Newport Beach lifeguards reported visibility as low as 1/8th of a mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- April 4, 5:42 AM PST to 9:16 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mcolf Camp Pendleton reported periods of dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile.
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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