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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 14, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 14, 2012, 9:04 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 14, 2012, 9:04 PM PST (05:04 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 15, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
Expired: Feb 15, 2012, 8:25 PM PST
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles, CA

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 Feb 14, 8:48 PM PST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 8:48 PM PST, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 5:40 PM PST, 3 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
540 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-151400-
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-
540 PM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HIGH SURF AND AN
INCREASED RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS OVER THE CENTRAL COAST
BEACHES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

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

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY AND
BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL AREAS. MODERATE SNOW
IS POSSIBLE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SAN GABRIEL RANGE...INCLUDING
SNOW POSSIBLY REACHING THE FLOOR OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. GUSTY SANTA
ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND IMPACT MOST
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER
THE MOUNTAINS WHERE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

HALL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 14, 5:38 PM PST	Wind Advisory	LOX		27 hr
Feb 14, 9:04 PM PST	Gale Watch	LOX		7 hr
Feb 15, 3:57 AM PST	Gale Warning	LOX		23 hr
Feb 15, 4:33 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	LOX		22 hr
Feb 15, 2:50 PM PST	High Wind Warning	LOX		23 hr
Feb 15, 2:50 PM PST	Wind Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	39 hr

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Sources

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