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Small Craft Advisory 47, NWS Los Angeles, CA

April 5, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this small craft advisory at Apr 5, 2012, 11:51 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 27 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2012, 11:51 PM PDT (06:51 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 6, 2012, 12:00 AM PDT
Expired: Apr 7, 2012, 2:39 AM PDT
In force: 27 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 Apr 5, 11:00 PM PDT, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 11:00 PM PDT, 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:15 PM PDT, 8 hours 36 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
315 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-088-547-548-061600-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
315 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIND ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED FOR NORTH WINDS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AFFECTING THE
SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS AND THE SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS.

AS WINDS OVER THE SAN LUIS OBISPO INTERIOR DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING IN MANY
AREAS.

GALE WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR STRONG NW WINDS. A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

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

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

WIND ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS ON
FRIDAY FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SANTA
BARBARA SOUTH COAST...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING FOR THE
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE SANTA
MONICA MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING WILL AFFECT THE SAN LUIS
OBISPO INTERIOR VALLEYS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME BY MID MORNING FRIDAY
FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS. THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF
PRECIPITATION NEXT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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

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

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SMITH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 9:05 PM PDT	Gale Warning	LOX		3 hr
Apr 6, 2:33 PM PDT	Frost Advisory	LOX	Santa Barbara	17 hr
Apr 6, 2:33 PM PDT	Freeze Warning	LOX		17 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.