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Small Craft Advisory 113, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this small craft advisory at Oct 25, 2012, 2:59 AM PDT. It took effect at Oct 25, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2012, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
954 WHUS76 KLOX 250959 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 259 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ673-676-251800- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121025T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0025.121026T0000Z-121026T1000Z/ /O.NEW.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- 259 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NORTHWEST WINDS MAY STRENGTHEN TO GALE FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT AND BECOME NORTH AND DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 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 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. && $$ PZZ645-251800- /O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.121026T0600Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 259 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...THEN DIMINISHING SOME BY MID MORNING. SEAS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 FEET WITH STEEP SHORT PERIOD WIND WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-251800- /O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.121025T2200Z-121027T0400Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 259 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO GALE FORCE THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH AND DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ650-251800- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 259 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN STRENGHTN ONCE AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND MAY STRENGTHEN TO GALE FORCE SOUTH OF VENTURA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ655-251800- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 259 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM SANTA MONICA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL TO CATALINA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CK
8 follow-up statements
850 WHUS76 KLOX 251407 CCA MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 653 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ673-676-252215- /O.COR.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121025T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0025.121026T0000Z-121026T1000Z/ /O.COR.KLOX.GL.W.0033.121025T2200Z-121026T1000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS- OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO 60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND- 653 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE NORTHWEST WINDS MAY STRENGTHEN TO GALE FORCE THURSDAY NIGHT AND BECOME NORTH AND DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ645-252215- /O.COR.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.121026T0600Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 653 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING SOME BY MID 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. && $$ PZZ670-252215- /O.COR.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.121025T2200Z-121027T0400Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 653 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-252215- /O.COR.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0900Z/ /O.COR.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 653 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WEST PORTION. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY STRENGTHEN TO GALE FORCE SOUTH OF VENTURA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ655-252215- /O.COR.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 653 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SANTA MONICA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS. AND AN OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SAN PEDRO BASIN FROM NEWPORT HARBOR TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$
891 WHUS76 KLOX 251615 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 915 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ673-676-252230- /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- 915 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST THREAFTER FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 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. && $$ PZZ645-252230- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.121025T2200Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 915 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHWEST LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ650-252230- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 915 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST IN THE WEST PORTION AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY STRENGTHEN TO GALE FORCE SOUTH OF VENTURA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ670-252230- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.121025T2200Z-121027T0400Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 915 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT TONIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ655-252230- /O.CON.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 915 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...GALE FORCE NORTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SANTA MONICA TO THE NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS. AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY EXIST OVER THE SAN PEDRO BASIN FROM NEWPORT HARBOR TO SANTA CATALINA ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
239 WHUS76 KLOX 252128 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 PZZ650-260430- /O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0112.000000T0000Z-121026T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0026.121026T1000Z-121026T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0034.121026T1200Z-121026T2200Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL DIMINISH IN THE EVENING AND BECOME NORTH 5 TO 15 KT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF VENTURA TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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. && $$ PZZ645-260430- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0113.121025T2200Z-121026T1800Z/ POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM- 228 PM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTH AND NORTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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. && $$
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 Oct 25, 2:40 AM PDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 2:40 AM PDT, 19 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 240 AM PDT THU OCT 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS... GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...THEN TRANSITION TO A WIDESPREAD SANTA ANA WIND EVENT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE WARMING AND DRYING WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GRADUAL COOLING TREND EARLY NEXT WEEK && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SAT)...OVERALL...00Z MODELS IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT UPPER LEVELS...RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST COAST WHILE A TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. NEAR THE SURFACE...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AND FRIDAY...THEN WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY. FORECAST-WISE...MAIN ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE WINDS. CURRENTLY THE NORTHERLY ARE BLOWING PRETTY GOOD ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE NORTHERLY TRENDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE FOR MOST AREAS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND WILL CONTINUE. WITH THE NORTHERLY OFFSHORE WINDS...SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR TODAY AND AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL BE WARMER DUE TO ADIABATIC WARMING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS. FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST WHICH WILL ALLOW A GOOD SANTA ANA WIND TO DEVELOP ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. 00Z MODELS STILL INDICATE A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVING FACTOR OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION AND UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT IS NOT SPECTACULAR...BUT WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO ENHANCE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. THEREFORE...STILL ANTICIPATE THE STRONGEST SANTA ANA EVENT OF THE SEASON SO FAR. AS USUAL...MAIN FOCUS WILL BE ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WHERE NUMEROUS HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE. IN THE WINDIER SPOTS...GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. ONE AREA THAT WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR LATE TONIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE THE CENTRAL COAST. THE 00Z NAM INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME PRETTY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...WILL KEEP SAN LUIS OBISPO AND WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WINDS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THESE AREAS GET WINDIER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. ONCE AGAIN WITH THE CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW...TEMPS SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. FOR FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY...THE OFFSHORE GRADIENTS...AS WELL AS THE THERMAL AND WIND SUPPORT...DECREASE. THEREFORE...WILL EXPECT A CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW...BUT NOTICEABLY WEAKER COMPARED TO WHAT IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING (ALBEIT WEAKER)...TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT A SLIGHT WARMING TREND. AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW STRENGTHENS...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT. THEREFORE...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. FOR MORE DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW. .LONG TERM (SUN-WED)...OVERALL...00Z MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT UPPER LEVELS...RIDGE WILL SHIFT OVER THE AREA SUNDAY/MONDAY...THEN BECOME FLATTENED AS A STRONG LOW APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. NEAR THE SURFACE...WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL REMAIN ON SUNDAY...THEN ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY REESTABLISH MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FORECAST-WISE...NO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. WITH THE OFFSHORE FLOW...SUNDAY WILL BE A WARM AND DRY DAY WITH SOME LOCAL CANYON BREEZES. FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE RETURN OF ONSHORE FLOW AS WELL AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN A NOTICEABLE COOLING TREND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS FOR CLOUDS...WILL EXPECT THE MARINE LAYER STRATUS TO BEGIN TO MAKE A RETURN BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALSO...THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS THE OUTSIDE CHANCE THAT THE TAIL END OF A WEAKENING COLD FRONT COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS TO AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME...THE POTENTIAL IS VERY LOW AND WILL NOT BE MENTIONED IN THE MORNING FORECAST. && .AVIATION...25/1145Z... WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE 12Z TAF PACKAGE. && .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...RAT AVIATION...KAPLAN FIRE...GOMBERG SYNOPSIS...GOMBERG/RAT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 5:55 PM PDT, 9 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 555 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-251300- 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- 555 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE..TONIGHT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF VENTURA...LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED THROUGH THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...EXTENDING INTO THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...WHERE GUSTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOWERING HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND STRENGTHEN THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL MARK THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WHERE DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. COASTAL AND VALLEY PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL GENERALLY SEE GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH. OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT WEAKER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BUT WILL STILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE INNER WATERS ON FRIDAY. * 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 WATCH...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GOMBERG
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Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Oct 25, 2:59 AM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 2:28 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 23 hr |
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