Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 5, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2012, 2:32 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2012, 9:09 AM PST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2012, 2:32 PM PST (22:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2012, 9:09 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2012, 1:14 PM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
474 WHUS76 KLOX 122232 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 232 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 PZZ670-673-130530- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0004.120213T2000Z-120215T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T1800Z-120214T2000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 232 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION IN THE MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTH BY MIDDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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. && $$ PZZ650-130530- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0004.120213T2000Z-120215T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 232 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-130530- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0004.120213T2000Z-120215T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 232 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ655-130530- /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0004.120213T2000Z-120215T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 232 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
999 WHUS76 KLOX 130428 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 828 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 PZZ670-673-131230- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T1800Z-120214T2000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 828 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION IN THE MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTH BY MIDDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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. && $$ PZZ650-131230- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 828 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-131230- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 828 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ655-131230- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 828 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
603 WHUS76 KLOX 131046 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 246 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 PZZ670-673-131900- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T1800Z-120214T2000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 246 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION IN THE MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTH BY MIDDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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. && $$ PZZ650-131900- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 246 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-131900- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 246 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ655-131900- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 246 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
221 WHUS76 KLOX 131709 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 909 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 PZZ670-673-140115- /O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T1709Z-120214T2000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 909 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION IN THE MORNING AND SPREADING SOUTH BY MIDDAY. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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. && $$ PZZ650-140115- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 909 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-140115- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 909 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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. && $$ PZZ655-140115- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0005.120213T2100Z-120214T2000Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 909 AM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
574 WHUS76 KLOX 132114 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 114 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 PZZ650-140515- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120214T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0017.120213T2114Z-120214T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0006.120214T0200Z-120214T1100Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 114 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING RAPIDLY TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ676-140515- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120214T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0017.120213T2114Z-120214T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120213T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0006.120214T0200Z-120214T1100Z/ OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 114 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-140515- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120214T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0017.120213T2114Z-120214T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0006.120214T0200Z-120214T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 114 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ673-140515- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120214T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0017.120213T2114Z-120214T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0006.120214T0200Z-120214T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- 114 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ655-140515- /O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120214T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0006.120214T0200Z-120214T1100Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 114 PM PST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING. * SEAS...STEEP SEAS WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS MONDAY 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 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES (ALL LOWER CASE)
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 12, 2:30 PM PST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 2:30 PM PST, 2 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. TWO MORE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK...BRINGING ANOTHER THREAT OF SHOWERS MAINLY ON MONDAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR LATER IN THE WEEK...WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS BY SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WED)... NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT COMBINING WITH ONSHORE FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE HAS BROUGHT ANOTHER COOL DAY ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND. CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE HAS GENERATED SOME PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. NEXT STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. LIGHT RAIN WILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS SLO/SBA COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT...WITH A THREAT OF SHOWERS SPREADING INTO VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES BY MONDAY MORNING. THE COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO INTERIOR CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THIS OCCURS...THERE WILL BE INCREASING DYNAMICS AND COLD AIR ALOFT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A THREAT OF SHOWERS...MAINLY ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WHILE LIFTED INDEX PARAMETERS ARE NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE...THERE IS ENOUGH COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT (500 MB TEMPERATURES FALLING TO -27 DEGREES) AND DYNAMICS TO WARRANT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE MOST AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABILITY...THERE COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IF CONVECTION DEVELOPS. MAIN IMPACTS WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE WINDS AND POTENTIAL LOW SNOW LEVELS. WILL BE ISSUING WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS IMMEDIATE COASTAL...MOUNTAIN...AND DESERT AREAS...WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. INITIALLY...THE WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL FAVOR THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. WHILE OVERALL SNOW TOTALS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM...FELT IT WAS PRUDENT TO ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS DUE TO THE HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF LOW SNOW LEVELS AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...THAT WILL LIKELY HAVE AN IMPACT ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. INITIALLY...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5000 TO 5500 FEET...BUT WILL LOWER TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET LATER MONDAY NIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY DRY OUT ON TUESDAY...EXCEPT A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. THE 12Z GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON WEDNESDAY FORECAST...WITH BOTH MODELS DROPPING ANOTHER COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. BASED ON THIS TREND...BUMPED UP POPS AND LOWERED SNOW LEVELS ACCORDINGLY. AGAIN...THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE...BUT COULD HAVE SOME VERY COLD AIR ALOFT AND DYNAMICS. WITH THIS IN MIND...COULD SEE LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND CAN NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IF THE COLD POOL ALOFT TRACKS RIGHT OVER THE FORECAST AREA. .LONG TERM (THU-SUN)... DRYING AND WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. BY SUNDAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO DROP DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...BRINGING YET ANOTHER THREAT OF SHOWERS AND LOW SNOW LEVELS. && .AVIATION...12/1800Z. MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE UPSTREAM WILL SHIFT SOUTHEAST AND APPROACH THE AREA. UPPER LEVEL MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME MODERATE TO STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST AFTER 13/12Z WHILE MID LEVEL MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS BECOME STRONG WEST 13/18Z. AIR MASS WILL BECOME RELATIVELY MOIST AND MARGINALLY UNSTABLE AFTER 13/12Z. FREEZING LEVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 9.5KFT THIS MORNING AND WILL DIFFER BY MINUS 4KFT AFTER 13/18Z. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH 13/12Z THEN BECOMING MODERATE AFTER 13/18Z. KLAX...CHANCE CIGS 020 AND -RA BETWEEN 13/16-13/20Z THEN CHANCE CIGS 030 THEREAFTER. KBUR...CHANCE CIGS 040 BETWEEN 13/10-13/15 THEN CHANCE CIGS 028 AND -RA THEREAFTER. VIRTUALLY CERTAIN - 95-100% VERY LIKELY - 80-95% LIKELY - 60-80% CHANCE - 30-60% VERY UNLIKELY - 20% OR LESS && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX). HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). && PUBLIC...GOMBERG AVIATION...30 SYNOPSIS...SMITH WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 6:00 AM PST, 8 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST SUN FEB 12 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-131400- 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 PST SUN FEB 12 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH MID MORNING...AND INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES WEST FACING BEACHES. SURF WILL BE LOWERING BY THIS AFTERNOON TO BELOW HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. EXPECT BREAKERS BETWEEN 8 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST AND BETWEEN 4 TO 8 FEET FOR WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TODAY AS WELL WITH THE HIGH SURF. * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER STORM WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST BY MONDAY...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY ACROSS ALL COASTAL ZONES THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WATCH COULD BE UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING AS EARLY AS TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING THE INNER WATERS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY...BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH COMPARED TO MONDAY'S STORM. * 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. KAPLAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 3:17 PM PST | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 33 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:38 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | 35 hr |
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