Gale Watch 2, NWS San Diego, CA

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
324 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

.A STRONG TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
DEVELOPING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE MORNING
SUNDAY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
324 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 40 KT POSSIBLE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA
  SUNDAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* SEAS: 10 FEET AND HIGHER MAINLY FROM STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND AN
  INCREASING NORTHWEST SWELL ALONG WITH A MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL
  GENERATED BY THE WINDS.

* THE WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

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 OR STAY IN PORT.

&&

$$

WHITLOW

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
230 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST
WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MORE
SIGNIFICANT RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH. SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY.
FAIR AND WARMER MID WEEK UNDER WEAK HIGH PRESSURE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN DIEGO...
ORANGE...SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO AND WEST RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

.SHORT TERM (REMAINDER OF TODAY-MONDAY)...VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS
THIS AFTERNOON. AIRCRAFT SOUNDINGS SHOWED INCREASING SW WINDS ALOFT.
ONSHORE GRADIENTS WITH ABOUT 5 MB SAN-IPL.

VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LOW
CURRENTLY CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NW COAST WILL WILL DROP S
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND THEN MOVE THROUGH SRN CA MONDAY.

A SHORT WAVE WILL ROTATE AROUND THE LOW BRINGING INCREASING
CLOUDINESS LATE TONIGHT WITH SMALL CHANCES OF LIGHT PRECIP IN THE
NRN AREAS SPREADING S EARLY SATURDAY. THE SRN PORTION OF THE MAIN
LOW WILL BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIP AND GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. THE PRECIP SHOULD START OUT AS WARM FRONTAL TYPE IN SW
FLOW AHEAD OF THE MAIN TROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIER PRECIP
WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY EVENING.

PRELIMINARY PRECIP ESTIMATES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ARE
AROUND ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. ONE TO
TWO INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS EXCEPT LOCAL LARGER AMOUNTS ON THE SW
FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. THERE SHOULD BE ABOUT
A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN THE HIGH DESERTS AND LESS THAN A
QUARTER INCH IN THE LOW DESERTS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 5000 FT
N TO 5500 FT S SUNDAY NIGHT LOWERING TO 4500 FT N TO 5000 FT S
MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GET NEAR A FOOT ABOVE 5500 FT WITH
LOCAL LARGER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THERE SHOULD BE A FEW INCHES OF SNOW
5000 FT TO 5500 FT WITH JUST A DUSTING POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4500 FT.

ONSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WITH LOCAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND INTO MONDAY. COOLER WITH MAX TEMPS ABOUT 8 TO 18 DEGREES BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES IN MOST PLACES BY MONDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY-FRIDAY)...RESIDUAL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS INTO TUESDAY. FAIR AND
WARMER MID WEEK AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH. A FAST MOVING
TROUGH SHOULD MOVE PAST TO THE N THURSDAY BRINGING A FEW MORE CLOUDS
AND SLIGHT LOCAL COOLING BUT LITTLE CHANCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT
PRECIP. FAIR AND A LITTLE WARMER FRIDAY AS LOCAL HEIGHTS INCREASE.

&&

.AVIATION...
181930Z...MOSTLY CLEAR FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS
INCREASING LATE TONIGHT. A RAPID INCREASE IN THE MARINE LAYER TO
AROUND 1300 FEET MSL IS FORECAST LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING WITH CIGS BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 FEET MSL. PATCHY FOG AND
SOME DRIZZLE OR LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL DURING THE EARLY
MORNING WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

.MARINE...
181930Z...THE SAN CLEMENTE BUOY WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH
THE NIGHT AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH SEAS WAS CANCELLED.
WINDS ARE DECREASING SOME AS WELL SO THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM TODAY. A SMALL INCREASE IN THE SWELL IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH A LARGER INCREASE EXPECTED MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AND
POSSIBLY A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CA...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. SEE LAXSPSSGX.

&&

PUBLIC...ATKIN
AVIATION/MARINE...TS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
430 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DESERTS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30
NM-WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
430 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT
REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MOEDE