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Gale Warning 23, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 3, 2012

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 THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

&&

$$
10 follow-up statements
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.

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Gale Warnings in California, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

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