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Gale Warning 45, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 12, 2008

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2008, 2:26 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 12, 2008, 2:26 PM PST (22:26 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 13, 2008, 3:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 13, 2008, 9:09 PM PST
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 12, 1:55 PM PST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 1:55 PM PST, 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 6:00 AM PST, 8 hours 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-131400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
600 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

LOCAL DENSE FOG COULD DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA SATURDAY...BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES...AND RAIN AND
SNOW CHANCES OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO MIDWEEK. THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY THAT THRESHOLDS FOR FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW MAY
BE EXCEEDED OVER RECENT BURN AREAS. SNOW LEVELS COULD DROP AS LOW AS
3500 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND FALL BELOW 3000 FEET FOR
MIDWEEK. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM OVER THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS AND THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TREACHEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD
DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AS STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION.

* WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WATCH...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

HALL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 12, 4:17 AM PST	Gale Watch	LOX		28 hr
Dec 12, 4:42 AM PST	Winter Storm Watch	LOX		33 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2008 Every gale warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.