Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 31, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Aug 28, 2012, 3:16 AM PDT. It took effect at Aug 28, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Aug 28, 2012, 3:16 AM PDT (10:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 28, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2012, 2:34 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
427 WHUS76 KLOX 281016 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 316 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 PZZ676-281830- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.120828T1016Z-120830T1000Z/ /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.A.0023.120829T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 316 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WATCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS...5 TO 7 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. && $$ PZZ673-281830- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120828T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0023.120829T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0031.120828T2200Z-120830T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 316 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A FEW HOURS EARLY MORNING HOURS WHERE GUSTS WILL DIMINISH SOME. * SEAS..STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN THE SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-281830- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120828T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.A.0023.120828T2200Z-120830T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 316 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN LIKELY INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SEAS..STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN THE SEAS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ650-281830- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.120828T2200Z-120829T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 316 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CK
6 follow-up statements
678 WHUS76 KLOX 281610 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 909 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 PZZ670-290015- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120828T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0023.120828T2200Z-120830T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.GL.W.0031.120828T2200Z-120829T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 909 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION...BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS..STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT INTO 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. && $$ PZZ673-290015- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120828T2200Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0031.120828T2200Z-120830T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 909 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY BUT MAY REMAIN GALE FORCE INTO EARLY THURSDAY. * SEAS..STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT BY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-290015- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 909 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT WATERS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. * SEAS..STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT BY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-290015- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.120828T2200Z-120829T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 909 AM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION AND NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. * SEAS...CHOPPY SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CK/RK
684 WHUS76 KLOX 282150 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 250 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 PZZ673-290600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120828T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0031.120828T2200Z-120829T1300Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 250 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 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. && $$ PZZ670-290600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120828T2200Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0031.120828T2200Z-120829T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 250 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN INTO THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION...BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-290600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 250 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT INTO THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR BRIEF LULLS EACH DAY AROUND NOON. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT WATERS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-290600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.120828T2200Z-120829T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 250 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE BEFORE WEAKENING LATE TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTHEN WILL ONLY AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION AND NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. * SEAS...CHOPPY SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RK
402 WHUS76 KLOX 290411 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 PZZ670-291215- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION...BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ673-291215- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1300Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-291215- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR BRIEF LULLS EACH DAY AROUND NOON. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT WATERS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. * SEAS...5 TO 7 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. && $$ PZZ650-291000- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120829T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTHEN WILL ONLY AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION AND NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. * SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HALL
074 WHUS76 KLOX 290413 CCA MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 PZZ670-291230- /O.COR.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION...BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WILL OCCUR 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. && $$ PZZ673-291230- /O.COR.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1300Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-291230- /O.COR.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR BRIEF LULLS EACH DAY AROUND NOON. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT WATERS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-291000- /O.COR.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120829T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 911 PM PDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTHEN WILL ONLY AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTION AND NEAR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. * SEAS...CHOPPY SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HALL
260 WHUS76 KLOX 290750 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1250 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 PZZ650-290900- /O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120829T1000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 1250 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS MAY STILL OCCUR ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN PORTION. $$ PZZ670-291600- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 1250 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION...BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ673-291300- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1300Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 1250 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WILL OCCUR 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. && $$ PZZ676-291600- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120830T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 1250 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR BRIEF LULLS EACH DAY AROUND NOON. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT WATERS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HALL
966 WHUS76 KLOX 290934 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 234 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 PZZ670-291745- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0096.120829T0934Z-120831T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 234 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REPLACES A GALE WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION...BEYOND 10 NM FROM SHORE. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ673-291745- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120829T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0096.120829T0934Z-120831T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 234 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REPLACES A GALE WARNING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-291745- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0095.000000T0000Z-120831T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 234 AM PDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...EXCEPT FOR BRIEF LULLS EACH DAY AROUND NOON. THESE WINDS WILL MAINLY AFFECT WATERS NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. * SEAS...STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS TO 5 TO 7 FT WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 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
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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 Aug 27, 8:46 PM PDT, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 8:46 PM PDT, 6 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 846 PM PDT MON AUG 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS... HOT WEATHER WILL BE IN PLACE FOR TUESDAY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS WEST. A COOLING TREND AND AN INCREASE IN MARINE LAYER CLOUD COVERAGE IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS A WEAK WEST COAST TROUGH DEVELOPS. TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND WILL LIKELY BE A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. && .UPDATE... LATEST FOG PRODUCT IMAGERY INDICATE AN EXTENSIVE STRATUS DECK EXPANDING ALONG THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS AND INTO THE CENTRAL COAST THIS EVENING. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE INDICATING DENSE FOG OCCURRING ALONG THE BEACHES AND PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PACKAGE THIS EVENING. IT MAKES SENSE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CLAMPING DOWN ON THE MARINE LAYER. HOT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA...EXCEPT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST...ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS WEST AND STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES IN THE PACKAGE WERE WARMED OVER THE PREVIOUS SHIFT AS THE AIR MASS WARMED EFFICIENTLY TODAY. WITH 950 MB TEMPERATURES WARMING TO BETWEEN 33 AND 38 DEGREES CELSIUS ACROSS THE AREA...AND THE MID-LEVEL MOISTURE FIELD IN THE MODELS DELAYING THE INCREASE IN MIXING RATIOS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY UNTIL AFTER 2 PM LOCAL TIME...HIGHER CONFIDENCE WAS PLACED IN A WARMING TREND RATHER THAN THE MID-LEVEL MOISTURE DROPPING TEMPERATURES. AN UPDATED HAS BEEN ISSUED. && .PREV DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER COLORADO IS EXPANDING TO THE WEST OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...PRODUCING OFFSHORE FLOW AND A WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR THE AREA. THE RISING HEIGHTS ALOFT COMPRESSED THE MARINE LAYER OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 500 FEET PER KLAX ACARS SOUNDINGS. THE AREA REMAINED MOSTLY CLEAR OF MARINE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT...EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF SBA COUNTY NEAR VANDENBERG. THE LACK OF MARINE LAYER CLOUDS COMBINED WITH RISING HEIGHTS AND OFFSHORE FLOW HAVE PRODUCED A NOTABLE JUMP IN TEMPERATURES COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...MOST SIGNIFICANT OVER THE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS THAT WERE UNDER STRATUS CLOUDS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. FOR TONIGHT EXPECT THE MARINE LAYER WILL AGAIN BE SHALLOW...WITH CLOUD COVER LIMITED TO WESTERN SBA COUNTY...PERHAPS EXPANDING AS FAR NORTH AS SANTA MARIA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON HEIGHTS ALOFT WILL AGAIN BE NEAR 591DM...WITH THICKNESS VALUES SLIGHTLY UP FROM TODAY. EXPECT THE WARMING TREND TO CONTINUE...BUT THIS SHOULD BE OFFSET TO SOME DEGREE BY MID TO UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH. BOTH NAM12 AND GFS SHOW A BAND OF MOISTURE BETWEEN 600-400 MB MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH...ENOUGH TO PRODUCE PARTIAL CLOUDINESS OVER MUCH OF LA AND VTU COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY ALTHOUGH THROUGH A MORE SHALLOW LAYER ALOFT...BUT LIFTED INDEX AND K INDEX PARAMETERS HINT AT INCREASING INSTABILITY OVER THE LA/VTU MOUNTAINS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AT THIS POINT FEEL THAT INCREASING CLOUD COVER OVER THE AREA WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO...ALONG WITH LOW BUT NON-ZERO POPS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...MARINE CLOUD COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INCREASE NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL COAST...OTHERWISE LITTLE OR NO LOW CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED. ON THURSDAY THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST...SO THAT AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE E PAC WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE COAST. THE LOWERING HEIGHTS ALOFT AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL INITIATE A COOLING TREND ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH INCREASING MARINE CLOUD COVERAGE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LONG TERM...BY FRIDAY THE MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DRIFT APART...BUT GENERALLY AGREE IN SHOWING AN UPPER LOW NORTH OF THE PACIFIC NW...WITH A TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST WATERS. LOWERING HEIGHTS OVER SW CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH ONSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE A DEEPENING MARINE LAYER THROUGH SATURDAY...ALONG WITH A COOLING TREND. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO REBUILD OVER NEW MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND...AND THE MODELS SHOW IT EXPANDING WESTWARD AGAIN BY SUNDAY. THE GFS IS LESS AGGRESSIVE THAN THE ECMWF...AND THESE DIFFERENCES AMPLIFY SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .FIRE WEATHER... HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AS TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE. WIDESPREAD AND LONG DURATION OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH POOR RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT. AFTERNOON ONSHORE BREEZES COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY BRING A FEW HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT...THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED POTENTIAL FOR LARGE FIRES TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE FUELS HAVE ALREADY REACHED CRITICAL LEVELS. WHILE A GOOD INFLUX OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...THIS WILL ONLY TRANSLATE INTO SLIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. AS A RESULT...ISOLATED SINGLE DIGIT READINGS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY ON TUESDAY. && .MARINE...THE LEADING EDGE OF A NORTHWARD ADVANCING SWELL GROUP WAS MOVING THROUGH THE FRENCH POLYNESIA ARCHIPELAGO THIS MORNING. SWELLS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING SHORES THIS WEEK FRIDAY MORNING. SMALLER AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL ARRIVE AHEAD OF THE BULK OF THE EVENT AND SWELLS WILL LIKELY BUILD FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SURF PREDICTION IS BASED ON CURRENT NEARSHORE BUOY REPORTS AND SURF OBSERVATIONS AND PREDICTING SURF HEIGHTS FOR THIS WEEKEND IS BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF THE PRESENT SCHEME. NUISANCE COASTAL EROSION MAY OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE NEAR 6 FEET IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND AROUND 5 FEET LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A TIDAL RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS THE THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS AS WELL AS UNUSUALLY STRONG AND REVERSED LONG-SHORE CURRENTS MAY EXIST ALONG EXPOSED SOUTH FACING SHORES THIS WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...28/0027Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 08Z...THEN THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS AT COASTAL TERMINALS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...AND SOUTH OF KOXR. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME PREVALENT AROUND 16Z. KLAX...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD EXCEPT FOR A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIFR TO IFR CONDITIONS BETWEEN 10Z AND 16Z. KBUR...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. NO WIND ISSUES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). GALE WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...HALL/SMITH AVIATION...HALL FIRE WEATHER...GOMBERG MARINE...30 SYNOPSIS...SUKUP/HALL WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 6:00 AM PDT, 21 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT MON AUG 27 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-281300- 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- 600 AM PDT MON AUG 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE LOCAL HEAT RELATED HAZARDS FOR PEOPLE WORKING OUTSIDE IN THE VALLEYS MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. RORKE
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