Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 23, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at May 3, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT. It took effect at May 4, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 42 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
- May 3, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 4, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
931 WHUS76 KLOX 032154 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 254 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 PZZ673-040600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0016.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 254 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ676-040600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1000Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0016.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 254 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-040600- /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0016.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 254 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
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716 WHUS76 KLOX 040329 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 829 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 PZZ673-041130- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 829 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH PERIOD...REACHING 9 TO 12 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-041130- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 829 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. STRONGES WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH PERIOD...REACHING 9 TO 12 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ670-041130- /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0057.120504T1300Z-120504T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1900Z-120505T2200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 829 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT ON FRIDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH PERIOD...REACHING 8 TO 11 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
446 WHUS76 KLOX 040951 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 251 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 PZZ670-041800- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0057.120504T0951Z-120504T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1600Z-120505T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 251 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH PERIOD...REACHING 8 TO 11 FEET BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ673-041800- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1600Z-120505T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 251 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH PERIOD...REACHING 9 TO 12 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-041800- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1600Z-120505T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 251 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH PERIOD...REACHING 8 TO 11 FEET BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ650-041800- /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0058.120504T2200Z-120505T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 251 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
701 WHUS76 KLOX 041549 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 849 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 PZZ670-050000- /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-120504T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1600Z-120505T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 849 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS BY MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH THE PERIOD...REACHING 8 TO 11 FEET BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ673-050000- /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1600Z-120505T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 849 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS BY MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH THE PERIOD...REACHING 9 TO 12 FEET BY FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-050000- /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-120504T1600Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.120504T1600Z-120505T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 849 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS BY MID MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND. SEAS WILL BE BUILDING THROUGH THE PERIOD...REACHING 8 TO 11 FEET BY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ650-050000- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0058.120504T2200Z-120505T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 849 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
428 WHUS76 KLOX 042107 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 207 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 PZZ670-673-050515- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120505T1000Z/ 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- 207 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING...PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ676-050515- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120505T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 207 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS...PERSISTING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-050515- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0058.120504T2200Z-120505T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 207 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$
584 WHUS76 KLOX 050402 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 902 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 PZZ670-673-051000- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120505T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 902 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-051000- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120505T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 902 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ650-051000- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-120505T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 902 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BE TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
875 WHUS76 KLOX 050940 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 240 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 PZZ650-051745- /O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0058.000000T0000Z-120505T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0059.120505T2200Z-120506T0400Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 240 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BE TO 4 TO 6 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ670-673-051600- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120505T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 240 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. SEAS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 TO 11 FEET TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ISSUED AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-051600- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120505T1600Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 240 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICHOLAS ISLAND. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 11 FEET TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ISSUED AFTER THE GALE WARNING EXPIRES. 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. && $$
098 WHUS76 KLOX 051556 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 856 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 PZZ670-673-052245- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 856 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. STEEP SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH A 9 SECOND DOMINANT PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-052245- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1200Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 856 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. STEEP SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A 9 SECOND DOMINANT PERIOD. 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. && $$ PZZ650-052245- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0059.120505T2200Z-120506T0400Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 856 AM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. STEEP SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH A 9 SECOND DOMINANT PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
951 WHUS76 KLOX 052128 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 228 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 PZZ670-673-060430- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1200Z/ 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- 228 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH A 9 SECOND DOMINANT PERIOD. 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. && $$ PZZ676-060430- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1200Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 228 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A 9 SECOND DOMINANT PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-060400- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0059.120505T2200Z-120506T0400Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 228 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. STRONGEST WIND WILL OCCUR IN THE WEST PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WITH A 9 SECOND DOMINANT PERIOD. 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. && $$
637 WHUS76 KLOX 060347 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 847 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 PZZ650-060500- /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-120506T0400Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 847 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND THEN SUBSIDE. $$ PZZ670-673-061000- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1000Z/ 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- 847 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ676-061000- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 847 PM PDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
430 WHUS76 KLOX 061013 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 6 2012 PZZ670-673-061815- /O.EXP.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0060.120506T1013Z-120507T1000Z/ 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- 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE 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. && $$ PZZ676-061815- /O.EXP.KLOX.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120506T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0060.120506T1013Z-120507T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 313 AM PDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS OF 7 TO 10 WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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 May 3, 2:30 PM PDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 2:30 PM PDT, 24 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING PRODUCING SOME MORE LOW LEVEL CLOUDS. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT MOST AREAS WILL BECOME PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TOMORROW. WITH OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST...WHICH COULD SEE SOME LOW CLOUDS. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SUN)...REMNANTS OF THE SURFACE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE SFO BAY AREA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND DISSIPATE NEAR SHORE NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AND HAVE ADDED PATCHY DRIZZLE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AS WELL AS AREAS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COLLECTS ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WITHIN MODERATE ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT. OTHERWISE HAVE MADE MINOR CHANGES THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUIDANCE WAS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS AND LOW/MID LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA AND UPSTREAM. LOW LEVEL DRYING AND WARMING TREND WILL RESULT AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES FRIDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME THOUGH REMAINED AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMAL. RELATIVELY SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WILL LINGER NEAR SHORE THEARAFTER AND TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY WARM TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN THE COASTAL VALLEYS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY. .LONG TERM (MON-THU)...BROAD LONG WAVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL ALLOW AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY IN THE VICINITY OF 40/170 TO MOVE EAST THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN SOUTH ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HAVE INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM VENTURA COUNTY NORTHWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES OVER THE ARE. WARM LOW/MID LEVEL NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE AREA WILL CREATE CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE SOUNDING AND LIMITED MOISTURE WILL CONSOLIDATE IN THE MID LEVELS OVER THE AREA. OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY WARM MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITHIN A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT. HAVE INDICATED A COOLING TREND WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS AND MARINE CLOUDS BECOME ESTABLISHED. && .AVIATION...03/1800Z. ANOTHER IMPOSSIBLE AVIATION FORECAST AS THE CAPRICIOUS DECKS OF CLOUDS CONTINUE TO SWIRL ABOUT AND FORM AND DECAY UNDER A STRONG MAY SUN. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS NOW APPEAR THAT THEY WILL NOT CLEAR TODAY. THE COASTAL SITES WILL PROBABLY SEE A FEW HOURS OF AFTERNOON SUN. THE LOW CLOUDS WILL RETURN TO MOST LOCATIONS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. KLAX...A FEW HOURS OF AFTERNOON SUN FOLLOWED BY A RETURN OF MVFR CONDITIONS WITH MARINE CLOUDS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. FAIR CONFIDENCE. KBUR...POOR CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF SINCE LOW CLOUDS NOW LOOK DETERMINED TO HANG ON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH PERHAPS ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS OF CLEARING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MARINE CLOUDS WITH MVFR CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...30 AVIATION...SWEET SYNOPSIS...SUKUP WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:19 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 30 hr |
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