Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 34, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2012, 2:28 PM PDT. It took effect at Oct 26, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Oct 25, 2012, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2012, 1:20 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
239 WHUS76 KLOX 252128 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ650-260430- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AND BECOME NORTH 5 TO 15 KT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF VENTURA TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ655-260430- /O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.121025T2200Z-121026T0400Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...THE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. THE WINDS WILL THEN BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF SANTA MONICA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS FRIDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST FROM NEWPORT HARBOR TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ673-676-260430- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121025T2200Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0033.121025T2200Z-121026T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST THROUGH SATURDAY 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. && $$ PZZ670-260430- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.121025T2200Z-121027T0400Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. THE NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ645-260430- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.121025T2200Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
205 WHUS76 KLOX 260349 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 849 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ655-261200- /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 849 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...THE NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. THE WINDS WILL THEN BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NORTH OF SANTA MONICA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS FRIDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST FROM NEWPORT HARBOR TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-261200- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0500Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 849 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH 5 TO 15 KT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF VENTURA TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ673-676-261000- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121026T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 849 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-261200- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121027T0400Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 849 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. THE NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ645-261200- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 849 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ RAT
892 WHUS76 KLOX 260436 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 936 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ650-261245- /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0500Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 936 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...THE NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. THEREFORE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF VENTURA TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND. THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. 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. && $$ PZZ673-676-261000- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121026T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 936 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ655-261245- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 936 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ670-261245- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121027T0400Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 936 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT. THE NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT FRIDAY MORNING THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ645-261245- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 936 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ RAT
738 WHUS76 KLOX 260944 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 244 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 PZZ673-261745- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121026T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0114.121026T0944Z-121027T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 244 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD WHEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME MID MORNING HOURS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-261045- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121026T1000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 244 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND TODAY. FOR THE EASTERN PORTION...N TO NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BUT REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$ PZZ650-655-261745- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 244 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-261745- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 244 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOURS. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD WHEN WINDS DIMINISH TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLD DURING MID MORNING HOURS...BUT SHOULD STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN AND BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. 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. && $$ PZZ645-261745- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 244 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 25 KT WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE INNER WATERS THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
307 WHUS76 KLOX 261441 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 740 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 PZZ650-655-262200- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 740 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM VENTURA HARBOR TO SANTA MONICA AND OUT TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS AS WELL AS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT ARE LIKELY FROM NEWPORT TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ670-262215- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 740 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ645-261800- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 740 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF PISMO BEACH. 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. && $$ PZZ673-262215- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0114.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 740 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
552 WHUS76 KLOX 261604 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 904 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 PZZ650-655-262200- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 904 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT FROM VENTURA HARBOR TO SANTA MONICA AND OUT TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT ARE LIKELY FROM NEWPORT TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. 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. && $$ PZZ670-270000- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ645-261800- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.000000T0000Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 904 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST NORTHEAST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF PISMO BEACH. 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. && $$ PZZ673-270000- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0114.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 904 AM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
283 WHUS76 KLOX 262020 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 120 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 PZZ650-655-262130- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 120 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS HAD DIMINISHED AND THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE FROM VENTURA HARBOR TO SANTA MONICA AND OUT TO ANACAPA ISLAND THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ PZZ670-270430- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 120 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ673-270430- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0114.000000T0000Z-121027T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 120 PM PDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 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. && $$
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 Oct 25, 1:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 1:00 PM PDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 100 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS... GUSTY OFFSHORE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY...WITH PARTS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES HAVING THE STRONGEST WINDS. THIS WILL PRODUCE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COOLING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WINDS BECOME ONSHORE AGAIN. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SUN)... NORTHERLY WINDS BLEW THROUGH THE REGION TODAY AS FORECAST AND PROVIDED A GOOD INDICATOR THAT THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH BOTH TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY WAS ADDED LAST NIGHT FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST AND DOWNTOWN AREA AND WINDS THERE NIPPED THE CRITERIA DURING THE MID-MORNING PERIOD. WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TONIGHT TO A MORE NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WHICH SHOULD INITIALLY PROVIDE STRONG WINDS TO THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST ESPECIALLY IN THE MONTECITO AREA. GUSTS LAST NIGHT WERE A BIT GENTLER THAN FORECAST... NEAR 40 MPH RATHER THAN NEAR 50 MPH... BUT AS THE WINDS MAKE THE SHIFT THERE SHOULD BE SOME STRONGER WINDS TONIGHT. WILL BE ADDING A WIND ADVISORY TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST AND DOWNTOWN ZONE AGAIN FOR TONIGHT AS WELL AS FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY COAST. OTHERWISE... ALL LUKS GUD FOR THE FORECAST AND WARNING PACKAGE AS HAS BEEN PROJECTED SINCE YESTERDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL COME TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... WITH THE MOST IMPACTED AREA BEING EASTERN VENTURA AND WESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. THE MOUNTAINS WILL BEAR THE BIGGEST BRUNT OF THE HIGH WINDS INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDORS WILL ALSO BE VERY WINDY WITH STRONG GUSTS WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN PARTICULAR BUT EVEN PASSENGER VEHICLES WILL BOUNCE AROUND. WINDS WILL PEAK FRIDAY MORNING THEN DIMINISH BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED WITH STRONG GUSTS INTO THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY LATE ON FRIDAY BUT IT IS LIKELY THAT THEY WILL NOT DROP BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST AREAS... ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE WINDS. OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN PARTICULAR WILL BE TOASTY FOR LOCATIONS THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE COOLED BY ONSHORE FLOW. BOTH AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES SHUD RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL BY SUNDAY. .LONG TERM (MON-THU)... A RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO SHIFT OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO MOVE TOWARD THE PACIFIC COAST IN THE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIMEFRAME BUT IT MAY BE SHUNTED OFF TO THE NORTH WITH WEAK INFLUENCE TO THE SOUTHLAND. THE IMPACT TO THE LOCAL REGION IS THAT WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN ON SUNDAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW GRADUALLY RETURNING MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION...25/1800Z. MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE UPSTREAM WILL APPROACH THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL WHILE MID LEVEL LIGHT NORTH WINDS BECOME LIGHT NORTHEAST AFTER 26/15Z. EASTERN EDGE OF A LOW TO MID LEVEL CLOUD FIELD IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL COAST IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE THROUGH 26/00Z. WEAK ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH 26/02Z AND AFTER 26/23Z OTHERWISE MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHEASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT. KLAX...SURFACE WIND WILL SHIFT TO 01007KT AFTER 26/04Z AND 04006KT BETWEEN 26/10-26/15Z. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR LIKELY BETWEEN 26/04-26/15Z. OTHERWISE CURRENT SKY/VSBY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. KBUR...LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR LIKELY BETWEEN 26/07-26/17Z. OTHERWISE CURRENT SKY/VSBY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. VIRTUALLY CERTAIN - 95-100% VERY LIKELY - 80-95% LIKELY - 60-80% CHANCE - 30-60% VERY UNLIKELY - 20% OR LESS && .FIRE WEATHER...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. THE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND LOS ANGELES COAST FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS...WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT MAINLY ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY WHERE THE DRIEST AIR RESIDES. BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. HOWEVER DURATIONS ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING AT THIS TIME. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL HELP TO PRIME THE ALREADY DRY FUELS ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST AND MOST WIDESPREAD SANTA ANA WIND EVENT EXPECTED SO FAR THIS SEASON. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WHEN GUSTS IN THE 55 TO 65 MPH RANGE WILL BE LIKELY. OFFSHORE WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS AS WELL. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. AFTER VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ON FRIDAY NIGHT...LOOK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND SOUTH COAST ON THURSDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS...THAT COULD RESULT IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THOSE AREAS AS WELL. IF FIRE IGNITION OCCURS...THIS SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRE DUE TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CRITICALLY DRY FUELS. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). GALE WATCH (LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...KJ FIRE...GOMBERG SYNOPSIS...GOMBERG/RAT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 6:00 AM PDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-261300- 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 THU OCT 25 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING...THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST...MARKING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...WHERE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. COASTAL AND VALLEY PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL GENERALLY SEE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH. AS THE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS DEVELOP...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS...GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS. TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INNER WATERS. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER ALTHOUGH THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DECREASE IN STRENGTH...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WATCH...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 32 hr |
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