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Coastal Flood Statement 6, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 24, 2012Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this coastal flood statement at May 24, 2012, 1:45 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at May 25, 2012, 9:20 AM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 24, 2012, 1:45 PM PDT (20:45 UTC)
In effect from: May 25, 2012, 9:20 AM PDT
Expired: May 26, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Los Angeles County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement 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 coastal flood statement went out at May 24, 11:15 AM PDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:15 AM PDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 9:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
900 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-251300-
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-
900 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY...BUT
OF A WEAKER VARIETY WHEN COMPARED TO THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...THE I-5
CORRIDOR...THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND THE CENTRAL COAST. THESE WINDS
WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...WITH HAZARDOUS
SEA CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS. AN INCREASED WIND SWELL WILL CARRY A
INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY...INCLUDING
MOST COASTAL AREAS...THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
THESE WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THESE SAME WINDS WILL HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE
COASTAL WATERS. DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY FRIDAY...RESULTING IN WET ROADWAYS AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KAPLAN/RK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 2:59 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		24 hr
May 24, 8:58 AM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX		12 hr
May 24, 9:03 AM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		42 hr
May 24, 2:51 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles, Santa Barbara	51 hr

Nearby

Coastal Flood Statements in California, 2012 Every coastal flood statement in 2012

Sources

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