Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - San Diego, CA
Areas Affected: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:38am PDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:38am PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 2:00pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 2:38am PDT
Event Ends: Friday 11:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS San Diego CA
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet, highest at south-facing beaches in Orange County. High rip current risk and strong longshore currents. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions generated by high rip current risk and strong longshore currents.
A beach hazards statement for elevated surf means that waves will be high enough to cause danger to inexperienced swimmers in the water. Elevated surf also frequently results in strong rip currents which can drag people away from the shore and possibly result in drowning. Always swim near a lifeguard.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95b2374f6b77910ea7d954129eb0554a286be2fa.001.1 Codes: CAZ043, CAZ552 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.95b2374f6b77910ea7d954129eb0554a286be2fa.001.1