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Gale Watch 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 14, 2008

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale watch at Dec 14, 2008, 3:32 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 14, 2008, 9:20 AM PST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2008, 3:32 AM PST (11:32 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 14, 2008, 9:20 AM PST
Expired: Dec 14, 2008, 2:49 PM PST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Dec 13, 8:15 PM PST, 7 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 8:15 PM PST, 7 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 9:23 PM PST, 6 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 13, 10:15 PM PST, 5 hours 17 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 13, 9:09 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		12 hr
Dec 14, 5:50 AM PST	Flash Flood Watch	LOX	Los Angeles	42 hr
Dec 14, 9:20 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		5 hr
Dec 14, 2:49 PM PST	Gale Warning	LOX		18 hr
Dec 14, 2:49 PM PST	Marine Weather Statement	LOX		3 days
Dec 14, 3:22 PM PST	High Wind Warning	LOX		18 hr
Dec 14, 3:22 PM PST	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	22 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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