Southern California Storm (This is thread two)

[nadinbrzezinski]

118. Here are the two most recent warnings and watches

Coastal Flood Warning
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
401 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014

...LARGE SWELLS TO IMPACT THE BEACHES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL GENERATE LARGE...ROUGH SURF AND
STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A LARGE
WEST-SOUTHWEST SWELL TODAY WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY
GENERATE SURF UP TO 15 FEET ALONG THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SURF...HIGH TIDES ABOVE
6.5 FEET...STRONG ONSHORE WINDS...AND RAINFALL RUNOFF WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING. MORE VULNERABLE AREAS
MAY EXPERIENCE MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING WHICH COULD
RESULT IN PROPERTY AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SWELL AND SURF WILL
RAPIDLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ENDING THE COASTAL FLOODING
THREAT. SURF IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 7 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY.

CAZ042-043-012030-
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
401 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SOME MORE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS MAY
EXPERIENCE COASTAL FLOODING SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE
PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INUNDATION OF LOW-LYING BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES ALONG THE BEACHES.

* COASTAL FLOODING LOCATIONS...SEAL AND SUNSET BEACHES...
CARDIFF...IMPERIAL BEACH...LA JOLLA SHORES AND NEWPORT BEACH
ARE JUST SOME OF THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO
COASTAL FLOODING.

* COASTAL FLOODING TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING
MOST LIKELY DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* TIDES...MORNING HIGH TIDES OF 6.0 TO 6.5 FT BETWEEN 8 AND 930
AM...AND EVENING HIGH TIDES OF 5.5 TO 5.8 FEET BETWEEN 9 AND 10
PM. HIGHEST HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR IN THE MORNING.

* SURF...8 TO 12 FEET WITH SETS TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SURF LOWERING TO 6 TO 9 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...AND WILL
LOWER BELOW 7 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* HIGH SURF TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...COASTAL FLOODING COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO BEACH-FRONT
PROPERTY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. LARGE AND ROUGH
SURF...ALONG WITH STRONG RIP CURRENTS...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS. SURF...LARGE TIDAL
SWINGS...AND PRECIPITATION MAY RESULT IN MODERATE TO
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE VISIT
THE FOLLOWING LINK TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS

HARRISON



Flood Advisory
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
903 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014

CAZ043-050-058-012000-
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
903 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...

* UNTIL NOON PST

* AT 856 AM PST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO FORM OFF SHORE
OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND ARE MOVING INLAND AT 25 MPH. THESE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL THAT WILL PRODUCE SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...
RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ALPINE...BONITA...BOSTONIA...
CHULA VISTA...EL CAJON...ESCONDIDO...GRANITE HILLS...HARBISON
CANYON...IMPERIAL BEACH...JAMUL...LA MESA...LAKESIDE...LEMON
GROVE...NATIONAL CITY...POWAY...RAMONA...RANCHO SAN DIEGO...SAN
DIEGO...SAN DIEGO COUNTRY ESTATES...SAN MARCOS...SANTEE...SPRING
VALLEY...VALLEY CENTER...DESCANSO...DULZURA...LAKE
HENSHAW...MIRAMAR...MIRA MESA...OAK GROVE...OTAY MESA...PALOMAR
MOUNTAIN...PAUMA VALLEY...POTRERO...RANCHO BERNARDO...SANTA
YSABEL...SAN YSIDRO AND THE WILD ANIMAL PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...
HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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