Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2011

Gale Warning 21, NWS Los Angeles, CA

June 3, 2011

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Jun 3, 2011, 9:10 PM PDT. It took effect at Jun 4, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 3, 2011, 9:10 PM PDT (04:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 4, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jun 4, 2011, 2:55 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

180 
WHUS76 KLOX 040410
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
910 PM PDT FRI JUN 3 2011

PZZ670-673-041215-
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0021.110604T1000Z-110604T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
910 PM PDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: S WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
  LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS
  LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-041215-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0070.110604T1000Z-110604T2200Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
910 PM PDT FRI JUN 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS
  LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
1 follow-up statement
742 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
255 AM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011

PZZ670-673-041800-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0021.110604T1000Z-110604T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.SC.Y.0070.110604T1000Z-110604T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
255 AM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8
  SECONDS THROUGH TODAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-041800-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0070.110604T1000Z-110604T2200Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
255 AM PDT SAT JUN 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8
  SECONDS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 9:10 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX24 hr
Jun 4, 4:59 AM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXSanta Barbara10 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

Sources

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