Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2011

Gale Warning 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA

March 23, 2011

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 23, 2011, 2:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
Mar 23, 2011, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2011, 9:15 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

941 
WHUS76 KLOX 232128
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
228 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

PZZ670-240445-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110323T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.110323T2128Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
228 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY.  

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GSUTS TO 25 KT
  TONIGHT. THE WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO
  30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL
  BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING THEN BUILD TO 14 TO 17 FEET THURSDAY
  NIGHT. SEAS 10 FEET OR ABOVE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ673-240445-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110323T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.110323T2200Z-110325T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
228 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. THE WEST WINDS WILL BEOME SOUTH
  AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT
  THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD
  13 SECONDS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 KT DOMINANT PERIOD
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-232230-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110323T2200Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
228 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS HAD ENDED THIS AFTERNOON. EAST
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS EVENING WILL BECOME WEST.

$$

PZZ676-240445-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110324T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
228 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE
  TO 20 TO 25 KT. THE WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS TONIGHT WILL THEN SUBSIDE THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

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
7 follow-up statements
794 
WHUS76 KLOX 232306 AAA
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
406 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

PZZ670-240715-
/O.CON.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
406 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT 
  TONIGHT. THE WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 25 
  TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL 
  BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 
  SECONDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING THEN BUILD TO 14 TO 17 FEET 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. SEAS 10 FEET OR ABOVE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-240400-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110324T0400Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
406 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS TONIGHT WILL THEN SUBSIDE THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
  CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-240500-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110324T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
406 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS TO 15 TO 20 KT WILL BECOME WEST AND 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT. THE WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 
  20 KT LATE. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
  14 SECONDS TONIGHT WILL THEN SUBSIDE THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT 
  ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-240715-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110325T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
406 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. THE WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 
  AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THURSDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 
  13 SECONDS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 KT DOMINANT PERIOD 
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY 
  CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

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
096 
WHUS76 KLOX 240400
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
900 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

PZZ676-240500-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110324T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
900 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ
ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE AREA.

$$

PZZ673-240500-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110325T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
900 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WATERS FROM POINT ARGUELLO TO SANTA
CRUZ ISLAND AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE AREA.

$$

PZZ650-240500-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110324T0400Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
900 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL.

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE AREA.

$$

PZZ670-241200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
900 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT 
  TONIGHT. THE WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 25 
  TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL 
  BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 
  SECONDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING THEN BUILD TO 14 TO 17 FEET 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. SEAS 10 FEET OR ABOVE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

HALL

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
075 
WHUS76 KLOX 241027
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
327 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ673-241830-
/O.EXA.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
327 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
  BE NEEDED AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES THIS EVENING SINCE SEAS
  WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.&&

$$

PZZ670-241830-
/O.CON.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
327 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
  BE NEEDED AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES THIS EVENING SINCE SEAS
  WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.110324T1027Z-110325T0600Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
327 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY...CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY MORNING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14
  SECONDS TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
  BE NEEDED AFTER THIS EVENING SINCE SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN
  ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.



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
795 
WHUS76 KLOX 241608
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ670-250015-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY.
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND 
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-250015-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY.
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND 
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-250015-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
908 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY...CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN 
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$


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335 
WHUS76 KLOX 241858 AAA
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1158 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ670-250300-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
1158 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS EXPIRED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-250300-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110324T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.110324T1900Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
1158 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 


* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND 
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-250300-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
1158 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TODAY...CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN 
  WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$


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674 
WHUS76 KLOX 242138 AAA
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
238 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ673-250545-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
238 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND 
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-250545-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
238 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS 
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND 
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-250545-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
238 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

SWEET

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
074 
WHUS76 KLOX 250415
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
915 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

PZZ670-673-251215-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SW.Y.0011.110325T0415Z-110326T1000Z/
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-
915 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* SEAS: WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-251215-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110325T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SW.Y.0011.110325T0415Z-110326T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
915 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* SEAS: WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 13 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES

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 Mar 23, 2:00 PM PDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 2:00 PM PDT, 28 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
200 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...

PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE DRY AND WARMER WEATHER SETS IN SUNDAY AND
LASTING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN...TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-SAT)...STORM #1 MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.
PRETTY INNOCUOUS SO FAR. PRECIP RATES ON THE LIGHT SIDE WITH JUST
SOME POCKETS OF MODERATE RAIN/SNOW. TOTALS WILL LIKELY COME IN ON
THE LIGHTER END OF EARLIER PROJECTIONS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
WITH THIS ONE LATER TONIGHT. GOOD ENOUGH FOR A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE MTNS, PARTICULARLY SINCE THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY
BE IMPACTED BY SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW. WINDS HAVE BEEN BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST AREAS AND WILL KILL THE WIND ADVISORIES
WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST.

JUST A VERY BRIEF BREAK IN BETWEEN STORMS WITH THE STORM #2 EXPECTED
TO BRING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL COAST BY NOON THURSDAY AND EITHER LATE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING FOR LA/VENTURA COUNTIES. HOWEVER,
SOUTHWEST LOW LVL FLOW COULD EVEN GENERATE SHOWERS AS EARLY AS THE
MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILL AND MTN AREAS.

MODELS HAVE TRENDED STRONGER WITH THE SECOND ONE, ENOUGH SO THAT
SNOW AMOUNTS COULD JUST TIP THE SCALES OVER TO WARNING LEVELS. SO A
WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE THU INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL WITH THIS ONE EXPECTED TO BE A NOTCH HIGHER AS WELL, HALF
TO ONE INCH CST/VLYS AND 1.5-2.5 FOOTHILLS/MTNS. WINDS MAY ALSO JUST
BUMP INTO THE ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND INTERIOR
VALLEYS BUT WILL LET LATER SHIFTS EVALUATE THIS FURTHER.

PRECIP EXPECTED TO TAPER OF THURSDAY NIGHT WITH JUST ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF PT
CONCEPTION AND IN THE MTNS. OTHERWISE, PRETTY QUIET FRIDAY WITH
HIGHS STILL A GOOD 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

STORM #3 SLATED FOR ARRIVAL SATURDAY MORNING UP NORTH AND
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING DOWN SOUTH. MODELS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY RAMPED
THIS STORM UP FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S NOW
LIKELY THAT MEASUREABLE RAIN WILL FALL JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE WITH
IT. IT'S DEFINITELY STILL THE WEAKER OF THE 3, BUT IT SHOULD MANAGE
TO DROP AT LEAST A TENTH OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS AND PERHAPS AROUND
A HALF INCH ACROSS SBA/SLO COUNTIES.

.LONG TERM (SUN-WED)...SUNDAY STILL EXPECTED TO BEGIN AN EXTENDED
AND WELL DESERVED DRYING TREND THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. THE WARMING TREND HAS BEEN DELAYED A DAY OR TWO BUT WE ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO GET BACK TO AND LIKELY EXCEED NORMAL LEVELS BY MID
WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...23/1800Z.

MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED APPROXIMATELY 400
MILES WEST OF KLAX WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA...OTHERWISE A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST PORTION OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST AND APPROACH THE AREA. STRONG UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL BECOME STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST AFTER 24/12Z WHILE MODERATE
SOUTHWEST MID LEVEL WINDS BECOME MODERATE WEST SOUTHWEST AFTER
24/06Z. A WEAK SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
24/03-24/18Z...OTHERWISE A MODERATE SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WILL PERSIST
AS A COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA WEAKENS WHILE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH
24/03Z AND COLD FRONT UPSTREAM APPROACHES. FREEZING LEVEL WAS AROUND
7KFT THIS MORNING AND WILL DIFFER BY MINUS 2.5KFT AFTER 24/00Z.

KLAX...CHANCE CIGS 025 BETWEEN 24/04-24/09Z. OTHERWISE CHANCE CIGS
035 BY 23/23Z...BECOMING 050 AFTER 24/09Z.

KBUR...CHANCE CIGS 012 BETWEEN 24/00-24/02Z AND 025 THROUGH 24/09Z.
AND CHANCE CIGS 030 THEREAFTER.

VIRTUALLY CERTAIN - 95-100%
VERY LIKELY       - 80-95%
LIKELY            - 60-80%
CHANCE            - 30-60%
VERY UNLIKELY     - 20% OR LESS

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...WOFFORD
AVIATION...30
SYNOPSIS...WOFFORD

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 23, 2:27 PM PDT, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
227 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-241300-
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-
227 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. IT WILL BRING RAIN
AND LOW ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA. AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT
RISK WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR BEACHGOERS.

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ANOTHER COLD STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY MORNING AND YET ANOTHER STORM WILL ROLL OVER THE AREA ON
SATURDAY.

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WOFFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 4:02 AM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXSanta Barbara10 hr
Mar 23, 1:24 PM PDTWinter Storm WatchLOX14 hr
Mar 23, 2:28 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasLOX19 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.