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Gale Warning 1, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 17, 2010

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Jan 17, 2010, 2:30 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2010, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 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
Jan 17, 2010, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2010, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 18, 2010, 4:49 PM PST
In force
14 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 Jan 17, 2:00 PM PST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 2:00 PM PST, 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 6:00 AM PST, 8 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-181400-
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 SUN JAN 17 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE STATE TODAY. A CHANCE OF
RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA. MARINERS WILL FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF
GALE FORCE WINDS LATER TONIGHT.

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SERIES OF POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS IN THE
MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. HEAVY
RAINS THROUGH THE WEEK WILL CREATE FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDE
THREATS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIME ESPECIALLY MONDAY AND
THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY
AND THURSDAY. LATER IN THE WEEK HAZARDOUS HIGH SURF IS LIKELY ACROSS
THE BEACHES. MARINERS WILL PERIODS OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS BOTH
THE INNER AND OUTER WATERS THROUGH THE WEEK.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* 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.

RORKE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 2:56 AM PSTGale WatchLOX12 hr
Jan 17, 1:58 PM PSTFlash Flood WatchLOXLos Angeles5 days
Jan 17, 1:58 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningLOX26 hr
Jan 17, 1:59 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara30 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2010Every gale warning in 2010

Sources

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