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Small Craft Advisory 101, NWS Los Angeles, CA

September 16, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this small craft advisory at Sep 16, 2012, 8:49 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 16, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2012, 8:49 AM PDT (15:49 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 16, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 19, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
In force
70 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

010 
WHUS76 KLOX 161549
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
849 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

PZZ673-162245-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0100.000000T0000Z-120917T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.120917T0000Z-120917T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
849 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
  30 KT. STEEP SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.


&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
110 
WHUS76 KLOX 162124
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
224 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

PZZ673-170430-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.120917T0000Z-120917T1600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
224 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS 
  TO 30 KT. STEEP SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
186 
WHUS76 KLOX 170325
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
825 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

PZZ673-171130-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120918T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
825 PM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY TUESDAY...AND
  POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN
  5 AND 7 FEET WILL PERSIST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HALL
285 
WHUS76 KLOX 170957
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
257 AM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

PZZ673-171800-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120918T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
257 AM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY 
  TUESDAY... AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. STEEP SHORT 
  PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL PERSIST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
067 
WHUS76 KLOX 171524
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
824 AM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

PZZ673-172330-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120918T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
824 AM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 FEET WILL PERSIST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
949 
WHUS76 KLOX 172116
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
216 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

PZZ673-180530-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120918T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
216 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  SEAS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 FEET WILL PERSIST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
502 
WHUS76 KLOX 180410
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
910 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

PZZ676-181215-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
910 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND
TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. THIS ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND
  POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 4 AND 6
  FEET WILL PERSIST.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-181215-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
910 PM PDT MON SEP 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...AND POSSIBLY INTO AS LATE AS FRIDAY. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 6 FEET WILL PERSIST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HALL
201 
WHUS76 KLOX 180944
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
244 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

PZZ670-181715-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.120918T2200Z-120919T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
244 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS
  WILL POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS
  WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ673-181715-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
244 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...AND
  POSSIBLY THROUGH FRIDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO
  BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-181715-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
244 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
  30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY THROUGH
  FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS
  ISLAND. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 7
  FEET TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RAT
333 
WHUS76 KLOX 181620
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
920 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

PZZ670-190030-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.120918T1620Z-120919T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
920 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT
  THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE BY WEDNESDAY
  WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
  POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ673-190030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
920 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
  WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY THROUGH FRIDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS
  WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-190030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
920 AM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
  30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
  WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
352 
WHUS76 KLOX 182138
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
238 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

PZZ673-190545-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
238 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO
  35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-190545-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
238 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 35
  KNOTS WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ670-190545-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
238 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
  KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE BY
  WEDNESDAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HALL/SWEET
746 
WHUS76 KLOX 190422
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
922 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

PZZ673-191230-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120920T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.A.0024.120920T0000Z-120920T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
922 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WATCH FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ
ISLAND AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN
  LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6
  AND 9 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-191230-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120920T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.A.0024.120920T0000Z-120920T1000Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
922 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WATCH FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN
CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN STRENGTHEN
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 9
  FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ670-191230-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.A.0024.120919T2200Z-120920T1000Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
922 PM PDT TUE SEP 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WATCH FOR THE WATERS FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT
ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL POSSIBLY CONTINUE THROUGH
  THURSDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS BETWEEN 5 AND 7 FEET WILL
  BUILD TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

HALL
935 
WHUS76 KLOX 190926
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
226 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

PZZ670-191715-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0024.120919T2200Z-120920T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
226 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL
  INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET BY TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-191715-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0024.120920T0000Z-120920T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
226 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO
  40 KT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-191715-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0024.120920T0000Z-120920T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
226 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL
  INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-191715-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0102.120919T2200Z-120920T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
226 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
  CHANNEL...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KT ARE EXPECTED. THESE
  STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RAT
743 
WHUS76 KLOX 191548
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
848 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

PZZ670-200000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
848 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL
  INCREASE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LIKELY. THE STRONG
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STEEP SHORT
  PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-200000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
848 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON
  WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS.
  THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF POINT CONCEPTION...AND
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS
  WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-200000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
848 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL
  BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-200000-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0102.120919T2200Z-120920T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
848 AM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
  CHANNEL...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED BY
  THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
124 
WHUS76 KLOX 192159
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
259 PM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

PZZ670-200600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
259 PM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACES A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-200600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
259 PM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACES A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
  SOUTHWEST OF POINT CONCEPTION...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING. STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10
  FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-200600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0101.000000T0000Z-120919T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0032.120919T2200Z-120920T1700Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
259 PM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REPLACES A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE
  STRONGEST WILL OCCUR NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. STEEP
  SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-200600-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0102.120919T2200Z-120920T1000Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
259 PM PDT WED SEP 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS...AND PERSIST
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CHANNEL. STEEP SHORT PERIOD
  SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

HALL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Sep 16, 4:20 AM PDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:20 AM PDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
420 AM PDT SUN SEP 16 2012

UPDATED AVIATION SECTION

.SYNOPSIS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN BRINGING SUBSTANTIALLY COOLER
CONDITIONS TO COASTAL AREAS TODAY...WITH SOME COOLING ALSO EXPECTED
FOR INTERIOR AREAS BUT REMAINING A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK THEN COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES
CALIFORNIA BY NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-TUE)...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT HELP TO
BRING RECORD BREAKING HEAT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BEGIN TO
BREAK DOWN AND FLATTEN SOME OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WITH ONSHORE
FLOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LOWERING BOUNDARY LAYER
TEMPS...HIGH TEMPS WILL BE ON THE DECLINE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH BEST
COOLING EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN DOWN 8 TO 14 DEGREES
TODAY...WITH INLAND VALLEYS LOWERING 4 TO 10 DEGREES. LATEST LAX
PROFILER DATA INDICATED TEMPERATURES DOWN AROUND 7 DEGREES AT THE
LOWEST 1000 FT AGL FROM 24 HOURS AGO. YESTERDAYS HIGH TEMP AT
DOWNTOWN LOW ANGELES WAS 103 DEGREES. TODAY EXPECTING A HIGH AROUND
90 DEGREES. BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF DOWNTOWN WAS EVEN A FEW
DEGREES COOLER THAN THAT. A WEAK EDDY SHOULD GIN UP THIS
MORNING...AND AS EVIDENCED ON THE FOG PRODUCT IMAGERY...LOW CLOUDS
HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP NEAR LONG BEACH AND THE PALOS VERDES
PENINSULA. NOT EXPECTING STRATUS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING...BUT THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY DENSE
FOG ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LA COAST INCLUDING LONG BEACH FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS MORNING. THE MARINE LAYER SHOULD BEGIN TO RE-ESTABLISH
ITSELF TONIGHT AND CAUSE MORE WIDESPREAD STRATUS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING ALONG COASTAL AREAS. THE MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE
WILL HELP TO KEEP COASTAL TEMPS SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. YESTERDAY BETWEEN
LAX-DAG SURFACE GRADIENTS REMAINED WEAKLY OFFSHORE ALL DAY. THE
NAM-WRF IS FORECASTING LAX-DAG TO REACH AROUND +5.2MB THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT EVEN IF IT ONLY REACHES 4 MB...THIS ONSHORE TREND
SHOULD HELP REFORTIFY THE INVERSION AND LOW CLOUDS ACROSS LA AND
VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL AREAS WITH PATCHY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE.

THE MAJORITY OF HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE LA/VTU VALLEYS WILL BE IN THE
UPPER 90S WITH A FEW SITES REACHING 100 DEGREES. LOW TEMPS ACROSS
THE INLAND COASTAL AREAS WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TONIGHT COMPARED
TO THE LAST FEW NIGHTS AS A SEABREEZE WILL HELP TO COOL THINGS DOWN.

FOR MONDAY AND TUE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHERN CAL WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND NIGHT THROUGH MORNING LOW
CLOUDS LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD BE A TAD COOLER
COMPARED TO TODAY BOTH MON AND TUE AS ONSHORE FLOW IS PROGGED TO
STRENGHTEN EVER SO SLIGHTLY.

TROPICAL STORM KRISTY WHICH IS NOW LOCATED AROUND 450 NM W OF CABO
SAN LUCAS WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
REMNANTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH IN THE WAY OF MID LEVEL
CLOUDS OVER THE REGION TUE/WED.

.LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...BOTH GFS AND ECMWF ARE NOW IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT OVER THE LONG TERM AS AN UPPER LOW OFF THE COAST OF
OREGON/NO CAL WILL CAUSE THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SO CAL TO FLATTEN AND
BRING SLIGHT COOLING TO THE AREA WED/THU. AS THE UPPER TROUGH
DEEPENS OVER MUCH OF CALIFORNIA FRI/SAT MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPS IN THE
WARMEST VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL BE IN THE MID 80S TO AROUND 90 AT
WARMEST SPOTS...WHILE THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WILL REACH THE LOWER 90S.

&&

.AVIATION...16/1120Z.
STRATUS WITH IFR TO LIFR CONDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL
COAST AND SANTA YNEZ VALLEY THROUGH MID MORNING. OTHERWISE...EXPECT
SKIES TO REMAIN CLEAR...EXCEPT ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL SECTIONS OF
L.A. COUNTY WHERE IFR TO LIFR CONDS ARE POSSIBLE THRU 16Z. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD STRATUS WITH IFR TO LIFR CONDS ON THE CENTRAL COAST...IN
THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE L.A. COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN
TONIGHT/MON MORNING...WITH CIGS POSSIBLY SPREADING NWD INTO THE VTU
COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN.

KLAX...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN TAF. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
IFR CIGS BETWEEN 13Z AND 17Z. THERE IS A 20 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE
THAT CIGS COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS 02Z.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF. THERE IS A 10 TO 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
MVFR VSBYS BETWEEN 10Z AND 12Z MON.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...KAPLAN
AVIATION...BRUNO

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