Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012

Gale Warning 14, NWS Los Angeles, CA

March 5, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2012, 2:56 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 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 5, 2012, 2:56 AM PST (10:56 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

517 
WHUS76 KLOX 051056
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
256 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

PZZ670-673-051900-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0031.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0009.120306T1200Z-120307T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
256 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN
  STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
  INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. THERE WILL BE LOCAL
  GUSTS POSSIBLE TO 50 KT IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS. SEAS 10
  TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-051900-
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0009.120306T2100Z-120307T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
256 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DEVELOP MID
  MORNING TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
  INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH SOME. SEAS 8 TO 13
  FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-051900-
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0009.120306T2100Z-120307T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T2100Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
256 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FIRST AFFECTING THE SANTA BARBARA
  CHANNEL...THEN PUSHING INTO THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL. EXPECT GUSTS
  BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL
  THEN DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS
  6 TO 11 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

CAK
9 follow-up statements
301 
WHUS76 KLOX 051635
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
835 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

PZZ670-673-060045-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0031.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
835 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  KT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN
  STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
  INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. THERE WILL BE LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 50 KT POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS. SHORT PERIOD
  COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-060045-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
835 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DEVELOP MID
  MORNING TUESDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SHORT
  PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 13 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-060045-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T2100Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
835 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FIRST AFFECTING THE SANTA BARBARA
  CHANNEL...THEN PUSHING INTO THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL. EXPECT GUSTS
  BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KT TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH BY
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD
  TO 6 TO 11 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
762 
WHUS76 KLOX 052218
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
218 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

PZZ670-673-060630-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0031.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
218 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST
  PORTIONS. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15
  FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-060630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
218 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH TUESDAY
  NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS
  ISLAND. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 13 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-060630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T2100Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
218 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FIRST AFFECTING THE WESTERN SANTA BARBARA
  CHANNEL...THEN PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN PEDRO
  CHANNEL. EXPECT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHORT
  PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET...LARGEST ACROSS
  THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$
694 
WHUS76 KLOX 060449
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
849 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

PZZ670-673-061130-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120306T1100Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
849 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. 
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHWEST 
  PORTIONS. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 15 
  FEET. 

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.


&&

$$

PZZ676-061130-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
849 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP 
  TUESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH TUESDAY 
  NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS 
  ISLAND. SHORT PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 13 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-061130-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T2100Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
849 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FIRST AFFECTING THE SANTA BARBARA
  CHANNEL...THEN PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL.
  EXPECT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHORT
  PERIOD COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET...LARGEST ACROSS
  THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$
848 
WHUS76 KLOX 061110
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
310 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

PZZ670-673-061915-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0032.120306T1110Z-120306T1400Z/
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120306T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0015.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
310 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  KNOTS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
  BY LATE THIS MORNING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND
  16 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING...REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH AT
  LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-061915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0032.120306T1110Z-120306T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
310 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  KNOTS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40
  AND 45 KNOTS BY LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND
  16 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING...REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH AT
  LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-061915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0033.120306T1500Z-120306T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1900Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
310 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PST
THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND
  11 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
  THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

HALL
336 
WHUS76 KLOX 061356
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
556 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

PZZ676-062200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120306T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
556 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...


* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 KNOTS...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF
  SAN NICOLAS ISLAND.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND
  16 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING...REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH AT
  LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-673-062200-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120306T1400Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0015.120306T1400Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
556 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
  NORTHWEST PORTIONS.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND
  16 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING...REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH AT
  LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-062200-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0033.120306T1500Z-120306T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1900Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
556 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...SHORT PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND
  11 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST SEAS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
  THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

HALL
239 
WHUS76 KLOX 061713
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
913 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

PZZ650-655-070115-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120306T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.120306T1900Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
913 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...6 TO 11 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-673-070115-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
913 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-070115-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
913 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
896 
WHUS76 KLOX 062226
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
226 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

PZZ670-673-070545-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
226 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-070545-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
226 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.

* SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-070545-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
226 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...6 TO 11 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
209 
WHUS76 KLOX 070440
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
840 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

PZZ670-673-071100-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
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-
840 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.
  SEAS 13 TO 17 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-071100-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
840 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 TO
  17 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-071100-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
840 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO
  11 FEET.

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.

&&

$$
174 
WHUS76 KLOX 071040
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
240 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

PZZ670-673-071800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.120307T1100Z-120307T1800Z/
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-
240 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN WILL DIMINISH.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-071800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0034.120307T1100Z-120307T1800Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
240 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN WILL DIMINISH.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-071145-
/O.EXP.KLOX.GL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120307T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
240 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE LATEST BUOY OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS
HAD DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 300 AM.

THROUGH LATE MORNING...THERE WILL BE SOME LOCAL NORTHWEST WIND
GUSTS TO 25 KT ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS.

$$

RAT

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 4, 9:20 PM PST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 9:20 PM PST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
920 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012

NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST ON MONDAY...BRINGING
COOLER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. ON TUESDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS INTERIOR CALIFORNIA...RESULTING IN STRONG
WINDS...BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SOME LIGHT LOW ELEVATION
SNOWFALL ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING A RETURN OF DRY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WED)...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH MODERATE
OFFSHORE FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE TO GENERATE RECORD HEAT ACROSS THE
SOUTHLAND TODAY. ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA...FIVE RECORDS WERE
BROKEN...WITH LONG BEACH REPORTING THE HIGHEST READING AT 91
DEGREES! OTHER THAN A FEW HIGH CLOUDS PASSING OVER THE
DISTRICT...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN ON MONDAY...WITH HEIGHT FALLS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL CAUSE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO TREND
ONSHORE ON MONDAY. AREAS NEAR THE COAST WILL SEE THE MOST DRASTIC
COOLING ON MONDAY DUE TO THE EARLIER ARRIVAL OF THE SEA BREEZE.
INLAND AREAS WILL ALSO SEE SOME COOLING AS COMPARED TO TODAY...BUT
WARMEST LOCATIONS WILL STILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 80S.

TAKING A GLANCE AHEAD AT TUESDAY SYSTEM...00Z NAM IS TRENDING TOWARDS
A SLIGHTLY MORE WESTWARD TRACK OF THE COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. IF THIS SOLUTION WERE TO PAN OUT...THERE WOULD BE A SOMEWHAT
BETTER CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
WILL LET NEXT SHIFT TAKE A LOOK AT 00Z GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS BEFORE
MAKING ANY DRASTIC CHANGES TO POP FORECAST FOR TUESDAY. FOR
NOW...WILL CONTINUE WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST THINKING THAT BEST THREAT
OF SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST
AREAS...ESPECIALLY NORTH FACING MOUNTAINS. PER COORDINATION WITH
SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM. WITH
THICKNESS VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 530 DM...COULD SEE SNOW LEVELS AS
LOW AS 2500 FEET ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD BRING POTENTIAL SNOW
IMPACTS TO INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE...INTERSTATE 14 THROUGH
SOLEDAD CANYON...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE...SO ANY
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 3 INCHES OR LESS.

CURRENT WIND FORECASTS LOOK ON TRACK. HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR
POTENTIAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS. WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED FOR OTHER PORTIONS OF
THE FORECAST AREA AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO EVENT...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50
MPH COMMON ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. WILL BE ISSUING SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THIS COLD WEATHER SYSTEM...WITH MAJOR
IMPACTS BEING STRONG WINDS AND LOW SNOW LEVELS.

MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT ALSO BEING ISSUED DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
NIGHT...ALONG WITH VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS.

*** FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ***

AS QUICK AS THIS SYSTEM COMES IN...IT QUICKLY DEPARTS ON WED INTO
ARIZONA AND THE 4 CORNERS REGION. ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO BUILD ALONG THE WEST COAST AND WARMING ENSUES.

.LONG TERM (THU-SUN)...
ALL MEDIUM RANGE MDLS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE RIDGE WILL
BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA AND HOLD THRU SAT. AT THE SAME TIME AT THE
SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND SET UP
ANOTHER ROUND OF OFFSHORE WINDS. MAX TEMPS WILL WARM EACH DAY UNDER
CLEAR SKIES. TEMPS WILL WARM ABOVE NORMAL BY THU AND THEN KEEP
CLIMBING THROUGH SAT. MODEL AGREEMENT BREAKS DOWN BY LATE IN THE
WEEKEND WITH THE ECMWF TAKING ANOTHER SYSTEM INTO THE PACNW WHILE
THE GFS AND ENSEMBLES HOLD AN OPEN TROUGH OUT BEYOND 130W. BOTTOM
LINE WITH ANY SOLUTION IS THAT COOLING AND ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD
RETURN FOR SUN AND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...

04/2340Z

HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU TAFS.

KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU TAF THROUGH 04Z. AN INCREASING CHC OF
MVFR CIGS AFTER 04Z.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU TAF.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MARINE WEATHER WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (LAXMWSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...GOMBERG/MORRIS
AVIATION...ASR
SYNOPSIS...RAT

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 3:15 PM PST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
315 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-051400-
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-
315 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MARCH
SOUTHEAST INTO AND THROUGH SOUTHERN CA. HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE AREA. A GALE FORCE WIND OUTLOOK AND A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

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

* 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.

TRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 2:56 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX24 hr
Mar 5, 3:51 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningLOX47 hr
Mar 5, 1:53 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara37 hr
Mar 5, 2:17 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles35 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2012Every gale warning 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.