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Gale Warning 16, NWS Los Angeles, CA

March 16, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2012, 2:37 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 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 16, 2012, 2:37 PM PDT (21:37 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2012, 9:05 PM PDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

546 
WHUS76 KLOX 162137
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

PZZ673-170545-
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
  25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-170545-
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
  25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-170545-
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE OVER
  THE WESTERN PORTION. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 FEET ON 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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-170545-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120318T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SATURDAY
  EVENING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. GUSTS OF 35
  TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-170545-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120318T0600Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
237 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING
  THROUGH THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ADDITIONALLY LATE
  SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS
  POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET SATURDAY
  NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$
11 follow-up statements
152 
WHUS76 KLOX 170406
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

PZZ670-171215-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.120317T0406Z-120317T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T2200Z-120319T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120318T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT
ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  THORUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12
  FEET WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 15
  AND 20 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT INTO 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-171215-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.120317T0406Z-120317T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT ARGUELLO TO SANTA
CRUZ ISLAND AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  THORUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.


* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12
  FEET WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 15
  AND 20 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-171215-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.120317T1000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN
MATEO POINT. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PDT
SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3
AM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  THORUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO
  10 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
  FEET ON 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-171215-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.120317T1000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. THIS ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
  THORUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.


* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12
  FEET WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 15
  AND 20 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-171215-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120318T0400Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
906 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON... 
  INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS 
  POSSIBLE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE 
  ADDITIONALLY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 
  TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE 
  SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD AND STEEP HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO
  12 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

HALL
115 
WHUS76 KLOX 171028
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
328 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

PZZ650-171830-
/O.EXA.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0010.120318T0400Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
328 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. THE GALE WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
  TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD...PEAKING AT 10 TO 13 FEET
  SUNDAY. DOMINANT PERIODS WILL BE 12 TO 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL
  BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ670-171830-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
328 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO
  WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST
  TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD...PEAKING AT 17 TO 20 FEET
  LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. DOMINANT PERIODS WILL BE 12 TO 13
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ673-171830-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
328 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO
  30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
  25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY
  NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD...PEAKING AT 17 TO 20 FEET
  LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. DOMINANT PERIODS WILL BE 12 TO 13
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ655-171830-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
328 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS
  AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD...PEAKING AT 10 TO 13 FEET
  SUNDAY. DOMINANT PERIODS WILL BE 12 TO 13 SECONDS. SEAS WILL
  BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-171830-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
328 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO
  30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO BUILD...PEAKING AT 16 TO 19 FEET
  LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. DOMINANT PERIODS WILL BE 12 TO 13
  SECONDS. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY 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.

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.

&&

$$
988 
WHUS76 KLOX 171617
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
917 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

PZZ670-180030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
917 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO 
  WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. 
  WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 14 TO 19 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ673-180030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
917 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 
  TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST 
  WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ655-180030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
917 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO
  30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO
  NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-180030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
917 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 
  TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-180030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.120317T1900Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
917 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
  25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET TONIGHT...AND TO 10 TO 13 FEET
  ON 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
982 
WHUS76 KLOX 171902
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1202 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

PZZ655-180315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
1202 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BECOME WEST 20 TO 
  30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...9 TO 14 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 CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-180315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
1202 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 
  TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO 
  NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...15 TO 20 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-180315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
1202 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO 
  WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. 
  WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...14 TO 19 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 CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-180315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
1202 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 
  TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST 
  WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...15 TO 20 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 CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-180315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120317T1900Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
1202 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS 
  WILL SHIFT TO WEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS 
  AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 
  TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS 
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
756 
WHUS76 KLOX 172125
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
225 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

PZZ670-180630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
225 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 16 TO 19 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS
  TONIGHT INTO 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-180630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
225 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS
  TONIGHT INTO 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-180630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
225 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-180630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
225 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-180630-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
225 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT.

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 CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
997 
WHUS76 KLOX 180448
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

PZZ670-181400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35
  AND 40 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 16 TO 19 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS
  TONIGHT INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-181400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35
  AND 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FEET DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS
  TONIGHT INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-181400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35
  AND 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-181400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS 
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN 
  TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET TONIGHT INTO 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-181400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...PEAKING BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

HALL
913 
WHUS76 KLOX 181103
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

PZZ670-181915-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  12 SECONDS TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-181915-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 15 TO 18 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  12 SECONDS TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-181915-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 14 TO 17 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  12 SECONDS TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-181915-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  12 SECONDS TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS BY 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-181915-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  12 SECONDS TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 6 TO 8 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS BY 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.

&&

$$
721 
WHUS76 KLOX 181558
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
858 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

PZZ670-182245-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
858 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...14 TO 19 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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-182245-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
858 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...13 TO 18 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-182245-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
858 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.

* SEAS...12 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-182245-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
858 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...10 TO 14 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-182245-
/O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
858 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

* SEAS...8 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.

&&

$$
521 
WHUS76 KLOX 182128
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
228 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

PZZ670-190100-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
228 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...13 TO 18 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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
228 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...13 TO 18 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
228 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...12 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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
228 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...10 TO 14 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
228 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.

* SEAS...8 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.

&&

$$
338 
WHUS76 KLOX 190023
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
523 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

PZZ670-190400-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.120319T0023Z-120319T0400Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
523 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A
GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS FROM
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 12 AND 16 FEET WILL
  PERSIST GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH
  MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-190830-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.120319T0023Z-120319T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
523 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A
GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS FROM
POINT ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35
  KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 11 AND 15 FEET WILL
  PERSIST GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH
  MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
523 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 11 AND 15 FEET WILL
  PERSIST GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS THROUGH
  MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
523 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET WILL
  PERSIST GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS LATE TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-190500-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
523 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET WILL
  PERSIST GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS LATE TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
697 
WHUS76 KLOX 190405
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
905 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

PZZ650-191215-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120320T0400Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
905 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A
GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SANTA
BARBARA CHANNEL. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
MONDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
  30 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FEET WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-191215-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120320T0400Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
905 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A
GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER WATERS
FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM
OFFSHORE. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ655-191215-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120319T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120320T0400Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
905 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACED BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A
GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE INNER WATERS
FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO POINT. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FEET WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-191215-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120319T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SW.Y.0009.120319T0405Z-120319T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
905 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT
PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-191215-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-120320T0400Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
905 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35
  KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...SHORT-PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET WILL
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

HALL

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 16, 2:30 PM PDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 2:30 PM PDT, 7 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
230 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...

A STRONG LOW AND COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS ACROSS THE REGION WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION...REACHING THE CENTRAL COAST
BY FRIDAY AND INTO LOS ANGELES THAT THAT EVENING...AND CONTINUING
INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY...
WITH THE COLDEST DAY ON SUNDAY. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN BY
TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL BY MIDWEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-MON)...HAVE UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET IN VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES AND HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
ABOVE 4000 FEET IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUS AMOUNTS AND EXPECT
THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. CYCLOGENESIS 250 MILES WEST OF THE CALIFORNIA AND
OREGON BORDER WILL CONTINUE WHILE THE CENTER SHIFTS NORTHEAST OVER
SOUTHERN OREGON THROUGH THE EVENING. A SURFACE FRONT WAS
APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES WEST OF POINT ARENA THIS AFTERNOON. LOW
AMPLITUDE CYCLONIC FLOW UPSTREAM OF THE FRONT WILL AMPLIFY AND THE
FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH TONIGHT. BROAD AREA OF MOISTURE EXTENDED SOUTH
OF THE SURFACE FRONT TO POINT CONCEPTION WITHIN RELATIVELY WEAK
ASCENDING FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE WAS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS
RUNS AND MOISTURE WILL CONSOLIDATE WITHIN A 150 MILE WIDE BAND AS
THE COLD AIR MASS SURGES SOUTH TONIGHT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND
MOISTURE WILL SHIFT OVER THE AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 30KT TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONVECTIVE SYMMETRIC INSTABILITY WITHIN
THE MOISTURE BAND WILL AID IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION RATES FOR A PERIOD
OF 3 HOURS AS THE FRONT SHIFTS OVER THE AREA. MADE MINOR CHANGES
SUNDAY AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL EXIST WITHIN A DRYING
CONDITIONAL UNSTABLE AIR MASS. HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION MONDAY OVER THE ENTIRE AREA AS THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY
POSITIONED NORTHWEST OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ROTATES EAST AROUND THE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NORTH OF HAWAII. TEMPERATURES WILL
COOL TO 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMAL SUNDAY. A WARMING
TREND IS LIKELY MONDAY THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

.LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...A BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH THE PERIOD. WILL CONTINUE DRY THROUGH
THE PERIOD THOUGH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH OVER
THE AREA FRIDAY. THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WHILE
APPROACHING THE AREA AND THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL LIKELY
DISSIPATE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA. A WARMING TREND IS LIKELY
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL THEN LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY. A COOLING TREND IS
EXPECTED FRIDAY AS A MARITIME POLAR AIR MASS MOVES ASHORE.

&&

.AVIATION...16/1755Z...
LOW CLOUDS ACROSS COAST AND VALLEY AREAS WILL BEGIN TO BREAK OUT
THIS AFTERNOON. CIGS WILL LIFT INTO THE HIGH MVFR CATEGORY AND THERE
IS A CHANCE THAT MANY SITES WILL SCATTER OUT...ESPECIALLY S OF PT
CONCEPTION...BEFORE LOW CLOUDS FILL IN AGAIN DURING THE EVENING.
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD INCREASING CLOUDS AND RAIN ACROSS THE
AREA FROM NW TO SE TONIGHT INTO SAT...DEVELOPING ACROSS SLO AND SBA
COUNTIES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM...AND REACHING LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. GUSTY S-SE WINDS WILL AFFECT MANY AIRFIELDS
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 06Z-10Z N OF PT CONCEPTION...TO 10Z-13Z FURTHER
SOUTH. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE IN THE DESERT AIRFIELDS WHERE GUSTY SW
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

KLAX...LOWER TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. THERE IS A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE THAT MVFR CIGS WILL SCATTER OUT AFTER 20Z. THERE IS A 30
PERCENT CHANCE THAT LOWER CIGS WILL RETURN +/- 2 HOURS FROM TAF TIME
OF 04Z...OR THAT CIGS WILL BE IN THE MVFR CATEGORY THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE THAT EAST WINDS WILL
EXCEED 10 KNOTS AS EARLY AS 10Z SAT.

KBUR...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. THERE IS A 40 PERCENT CHANCE THAT
MVFR CIGS WILL SCATTER OUT AFTER 20Z. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
THAT MVFR CIGS WILL RETURN +/- 2 HOURS FROM TAF TIME OF 04Z.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX).
GALE WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...30
AVIATION...SMITH
SYNOPSIS...DS

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 6:30 AM PDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
630 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-171300-
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-
630 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG RIP CURRENTS MAY EXIST ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING SHORES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A RISING TIDE COMBINES WITH A LONG PERIOD
SOUTH SWELL.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS
FRONT WILL BRING A 6 HOUR PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW AND A
POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT.
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...SNOW LEVELS COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2000
FEET...IMPACTING MAJOR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND CUYAMA VALLEY. CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO BE FAVORABLE FOR SMALL HAIL AND ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS SATURDAY
AND GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.

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

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

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 4:00 AM PDTGale WatchLOX23 hr
Mar 16, 2:31 PM PDTWinter Storm WarningLOX44 hr
Mar 16, 2:31 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLOXSanta Barbara44 hr
Mar 16, 2:37 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles68 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.