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Gale Watch 6, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 17, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale watch at Feb 17, 2012, 3:01 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 17, 2012, 3:01 AM PST (11:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 17, 2012, 2:29 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Feb 16, 9:15 PM PST, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 9:15 PM PST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 2:50 PM PST, 12 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
250 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-088-547-548-171500-
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-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
250 PM PST THU FEB 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA AND
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS
THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA MOUNTAINS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY VALLEYS AND COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN MALIBU AND THE HOLLYWOOD
HILLS...AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS.
WIND GUSTS IN THE VALLEY AREAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH.

THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ACROSS THE SURF
ZONES FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING
FRIDAY ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA MOUNTAINS WITH WIND
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS AND COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN MALIBU
AND THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE
VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE VALLEY AREAS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL DIMINISH BELOW
ADVISORY LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SMITH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 3:01 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX24 hr
Feb 17, 2:29 PM PSTGale WarningLOX61 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in California, 2012Every gale watch in 2012

Sources

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