Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 3, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2012, 3:34 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 6, 2012, 9:01 PM PST. It was in force for 18 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
- Feb 6, 2012, 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2012, 9:01 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2012, 2:33 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
686 WHUS76 KLOX 061134 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 334 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 PZZ670-673-061945- /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0013.120206T2300Z-120207T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0002.120207T1400Z-120208T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T0800Z-120207T2300Z/ 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- 334 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 11 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 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. 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. && $$ PZZ676-061945- /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0002.120207T1400Z-120208T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 334 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-061945- /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.A.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 334 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
6 follow-up statements
132 WHUS76 KLOX 061632 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 832 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 PZZ670-673-070045- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0013.120206T2300Z-120207T0800Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T0800Z-120207T2300Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 832 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-070045- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 832 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND AND TO 9 T0 12 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 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. && $$ PZZ650-070045- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.A.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 832 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY...AND TO 8 TO 11 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
772 WHUS76 KLOX 062212 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 212 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 PZZ650-070615- /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 212 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY...AND TO 7 TO 9 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 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. && $$ PZZ670-673-070615- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0013.120206T2300Z-120207T0800Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T0800Z-120207T2300Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 212 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-070615- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 212 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 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. && $$ PZZ655-070615- /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0014.120207T1600Z-120208T1200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 212 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS BY MID MORNING TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
169 WHUS76 KLOX 070501 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 901 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 PZZ670-673-071315- /O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120207T0800Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T0501Z-120207T2300Z/ 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- 901 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WITH A GALE WARNING FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND AND WESTWARD 60 NM. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 13 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 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. && $$ PZZ676-071315- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 901 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY TUESDAY EVENING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-071315- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T1100Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 901 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 KNOTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY...AND TO 7 TO 9 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 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. && $$ PZZ655-071315- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0014.120207T1600Z-120208T1200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 901 PM PST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS BY MID MORNING TUESDAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HALL FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
871 WHUS76 KLOX 071127 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 327 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 PZZ670-673-071930- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ 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- 327 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ676-071930- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 327 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-071930- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 327 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CHANNEL. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ655-071930- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0014.120207T1600Z-120208T1200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 327 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING...CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
928 WHUS76 KLOX 071715 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 915 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 PZZ670-673-072300- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ 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- 915 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ676-072300- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 915 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-072300- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 915 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CHANNEL. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ655-080115- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120208T1200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 915 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING...CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LARGER LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
312 WHUS76 KLOX 072233 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 233 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 PZZ670-673-080645- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0015.120207T2300Z-120208T1100Z/ 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- 233 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ676-080645- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0015.120207T2300Z-120208T1100Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 233 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. LONGER PERIOD SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-072345- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120207T2300Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 233 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. EXPECT EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. $$ PZZ655-072345- /O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120208T1200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 233 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. EXPECT EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
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 Feb 6, 3:30 AM PST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 3:30 AM PST, 4 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 330 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH SOME NORTHEAST WINDS AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ONCE AGAIN BY LATE WEEK...BRINGING A RETURN OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SOME GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-WED)... ALL SORTS OF COMPUTER PROBLEMS THIS MORNING WHICH IS AFFECTING MOST OF OUR PRODUCTS. HOPEFULLY THESE PROBLEMS WILL BE RESOLVED SOON. NONE TOO EXCITING DAY TODAY. A WEAK RIDGE IS OVERHEAD WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AT THE SURFACE. QUITE A BROAD SWATH OF UPPER CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD WHICH WILL LIMIT THE SUNSHINE. EVERYTHING WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE A DAY WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. ALL EYES ON THE TUESDAY STORM. SADLY THERE IS NO CONSENSUS ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM. THE GFS AND NAM CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A CLOSER TO SHORE TRACK WHILE THE GEM AND THE EC TRACK THE STORM FURTHER TO THE WEST. THE DIFFERENCE IN TRACKS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE QUESTION OF IF ITS GOING TO RAIN ONLY TO HOW MUCH RAIN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL START TO RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL COAST SOMETIME BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY AND THEN WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY. MOVED POPS UP TO NEAR 100 PERCENT FOR THE DAY ACROSS THE AREA EXCEPT FOR THE ANTELOPE VLY WHICH STILL HAS A CHANCE OF REMAINING ON THE DRY SIDE ESP IF THE STORM TAKES A MORE WESTERLY TRACK. IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN THERE WILL A GOOD SHOT OF SOUTH WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM. ISSUED HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR ALL THE MTNS AND INTERIOR VLYS OF SLO AND SBA COUNTY. STARTING AT 300 AM TUE FOR THE SLO/SBA AREA AND 600 AM FOR THE VTA/LA MTNS DUE TO THE WEST TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER ONLY THE NW PORTION OF THE L.A. MTNS WILL BE AFFECTED. WIND ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY ACROSS THE REST OF SLO SBA AND VTA COUNTIES AND EXPECT THE DAY SHIFT WILL ISSUE THESE SHORTER FUSE PRODUCTS THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL ESTIMATES RIGHT NOW CALL FOR MOST AREAS TO RECEIVE A HALF TO AN INCH OF RAIN. THE NW PORTION OF SLO COUNTY...THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...AND THE WESTERN COASTAL MTN SLOPES OF VTA COUNTY COULD RECEIVE AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN. THE ANTELOPE VLY WILL LIKELY GET A QUARTER INCH OR LESS. THESE AMOUNTS ARE SORT OF A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE ALL THE MDL TRACKS. IF THE STORM PULLS MORE TO THE WEST THERE WILL BE MUCH LESS RAIN. IF IT TRACKS NEARER TO SHORE THERE WILL BE HIGHER RAIN TOTALS. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AT 7000 FEET AND WILL FALL SLOWLY TO 5500 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING. WITH ALL THE SOUTH WINDS THE SNOW LEVELS COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER OVER THE COASTAL PEAKS THAN IN THE INTERIOR. IT LOOKS LIKE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. THE EC/GEM HAVE BEEN THE GO TO MDLS THIS WINTER AND SHADED THE TRACK OF THE LOW TO THESE MDLS MORE WESTERLY TRACK WHICH WOULD KEEP THE COLDER MORE UNSTABLE AIR TO THE WEST. THIS WILL KEEP THE TSTM THREAT OFF TO THE WEST OF US. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ALL MDLS FORM A CLOSED LOW AND PUSH IT DOWN THE COAST. THIS TRACK WILL PULL THE RAIN AWAY FROM THE SLO AND SBA COUNTY AND MOVE THE BEST CHC OF RAIN TO L.A. COUNTY WHERE WRAP AROUND FLOW WILL KEEP A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS GOING. MOST SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD BE DONE BY NOON. MAX TEMPS TUESDAY ACROSS THE COAST AND VLYS WILL HOVER AROUND 60 RATHER TYPICAL FOR A FEBRUARY RAIN SYSTEM. STILL COOL WEDNESDAY BUT WITH MORE SUNSHINE AND RISING HGTS LOOK FOR ABOUT 6 DEGREES OF WARMING. .LONG TERM (THU-SUN)... EC AND GFS AGREE THAT A LARGE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THU AND FRI WITH A CLEARING...DRYING...AND WARMING TREND. MAX TEMPS WILL RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL IN MOST AREAS. THERE MIGHT BE ENOUGH WIND EACH MORNING TO WARRANT A LOW GRADE ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF L.A. COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF VTA COUNTY. THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AND A COOLING TREND WILL ENSUE ALONG WITH A DROP OFF IN WINDS AND AN INCREASE IN MID LEVEL CLOUDS. && .AVIATION... 06/1200Z WILL BE ISSUED SOON. KLAX... KBUR... && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...RORKE AVIATION...DB SYNOPSIS...ASR WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 2:23 PM PST, 13 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 223 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-061400- 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- 223 PM PST SUN FEB 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...A PACIFIC STORM WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA...BRINGING RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...WITH AROUND ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH SLOPES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SANTA BARBARA AND WESTERN VENTURA COUNTIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 8:45 PM PST | Gale Watch | LOX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:34 AM PST | Gale Watch | LOX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:34 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:58 AM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | Santa Barbara | 9 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:34 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LOX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:34 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 31 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | 20 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:12 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 24 hr |
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