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 1:32am PDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 1:32am PDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 12:00pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 1:32am PDT
Event Ends: Thursday 5:00pm PDT
Issued by: NWS San Diego CA
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South swell from 190 degrees with a period of 18 to 20 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 7 feet with sets up to 9 feet along south-facing beaches. High rip current risk. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and a high rip current risk. If you become caught in a rip current, yell for help. Remain calm and do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a rip current, SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a rip current as you will tire quickly. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest surf will be at south-facing beaches and peak through today. Swell and surf will slowly subside beginning Thursday with a shorter period, but will remain elevated into Friday.
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a8b811a33459f0ae42f57375c5c13a0a08734dc.001.1 Codes: CAZ043, CAZ552 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a8b811a33459f0ae42f57375c5c13a0a08734dc.001.1