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Gale Warning 34, NWS Los Angeles, CA

October 25, 2012

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THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDTGale WarningLOX24 hr
Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX32 hr

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Sources

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