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Gale Watch 7, NWS Los Angeles, CA

March 19, 2011

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale watch at Mar 19, 2011, 3:27 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 20, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2011, 3:27 AM PDT (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2011, 9:32 AM PDT
In force
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 Mar 18, 9:30 PM PDT, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 9:30 PM PDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 3:10 PM PDT, 12 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
310 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-191300-
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-
310 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE
CENTRAL COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE
CENTRAL COAST SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON
ALL AREA BEACHES SATURDAY.THERE WILL BE LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE
RAIN SATURDAY. A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. THE RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER ON
AREA ROADWAYS...WITH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND INTERSECTIONS.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT RAINFALL RATES COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE
PROBLEMS IN AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS. STRONG AND POSSIBLY
DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE REGION
DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

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

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

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* STORM 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.

WOFFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 5:56 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningLOX54 hr
Mar 19, 6:18 AM PDTFlash Flood WatchLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara48 hr
Mar 19, 9:32 AM PDTStorm WatchLOX5 hr
Mar 19, 9:32 AM PDTStorm WarningLOX35 hr
Mar 19, 11:27 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningLOXSanta Barbara35 hr
Mar 19, 12:27 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOX45 hr
Mar 19, 3:36 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara31 hr

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Sources

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