Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2012

Gale Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA

March 5, 2012

NWS San Diego, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2012, 8:01 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2012, 8:01 PM PST (04:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 7, 2012, 2:00 AM PST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

The text

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

583 
WHUS76 KSGX 060401
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
801 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXPECT INCREASING WIND WITH
COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET...BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...
EXPECT STRONG NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE
WIND GUSTS AND COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET AT 8 SECONDS.

PZZ750-775-061215-
/O.CAN.KSGX.SC.Y.0007.120306T1600Z-120306T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.GL.A.0002.120306T2200Z-120307T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.GL.W.0002.120307T0000Z-120307T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
801 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WIND INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KT
  WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 TO 45 KT. WINDS SUBSIDING WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AT 7 SECOND INTERVALS BY 
  EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 8 TO 11 FEET AT 8 SECOND 
  INTERVALS BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR VERY 
  ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS. STEEP WAVES HAVE THE 
  POTENTIAL TO CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT.

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.

&&

$$

TS

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5 follow-up statements
277 
WHUS76 KSGX 061135
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
335 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EXPECT INCREASING WIND WITH
COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FEET. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
THERE WILL BE STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE-FORCE STRENGTH. THE WINDS WILL ALSO GENERATE STEEP WIND
WAVES WITH SHORT PERIODS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
STEEP SEAS WILL MAKE FOR ROUGH AND DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PZZ750-775-061900-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.120307T0000Z-120307T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
335 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WIND INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO WEST-NORTHWEST 20 TO
  30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. 

* SEAS: STEEP WIND WAVES OF 6 TO 8 FEET WITH 7 TO 9 SECOND
  PERIODS. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT BY EARLY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN 8 TO 11 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR VERY 
  ROUGH AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS. STEEP WAVES HAVE THE 
  POTENTIAL TO CAPSIZE SMALL CRAFT. 

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.

&&

$$

HARRISON

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129 
WHUS76 KSGX 061603
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
803 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...EXPECT INCREASING WIND WITH COMBINED
SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FEET. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THERE WILL BE STRONG
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS AND COMBINED
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FEET. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER
10 PM TONIGHT...BUT SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY SUBSIDE
UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PZZ750-775-070015-
/O.EXT.KSGX.GL.W.0002.120307T0000Z-120307T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
803 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WIND INCREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON TO WEST NORTHWEST
  25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40 KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND 8
  TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...NOT SUBSIDING BELOW 10
  FT UNTIL MID WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

BALFOUR

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639 
WHUS76 KSGX 061949
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1149 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNINGS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS OVER THE INNER COASTAL WATERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...

.THE COLD FRONT WAS NEAR POINT CONCEPTION AT 11 AM THIS 
MORNING...STILL MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT OVER 30 KT. GALE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE THROUGH 10 PM AND
THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE IN EFFECT
AFTER THE GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED AS SEAS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
SIGNIFICANTLY SUBSIDE UNTIL MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PZZ750-070400-
/O.EXT.KSGX.GL.W.0002.120307T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
1149 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: INCREASING TO WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS OVER 40 KT.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
  PERIODS 7 TO 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING BELOW 6 FT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ775-070400-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.120307T0000Z-120307T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
1149 AM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40
  KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FEET THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS 7 TO 9 SECONDS. SEAS SUBSIDING BELOW 8 FT
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

BALFOUR

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709 
WHUS76 KSGX 070354
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
754 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNINGS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERS AND 
GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE THROUGH 10 PM AND
THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT
FOR THE INNER COASTAL WATERS AFTER THE GALE EXPIRES DUE TO THE
SEAS NOT DIMINISHING UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING.

PZZ750-071200-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120307T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SW.Y.0008.120307T0600Z-120307T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
754 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GALE FORCE WIND CONDITIONS THROUGH 10 PM THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISHING TO SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA THEREAFTER. 

* WINDS: INCREASING TO WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH 
  PERIODS 7 TO 9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING BELOW 6 FT LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.


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 FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER
FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ775-071000-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120307T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
754 PM PST TUE MAR 6 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 2 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING
  THROUGH THE MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40
  KT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS 7 TO 9 SECONDS. SEAS SUBSIDING BELOW 8 
  FT LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS AND STEEP WAVES WILL MAKE FOR 
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

TS

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819 
WHUS76 KSGX 070956
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
156 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012


PZZ775-071100-
/O.EXP.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120307T1000Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
156 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS
AND COMBINED SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE OUTER WATERS
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE GALE WARNING WILL
EXPIRE AT 2 AM.

$$

PZZ750-071100-
/O.CAN.KSGX.SW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120307T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
156 AM PST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

COMBINED SEAS ARE RANGING BETWEEN 6 AND 10 FEET THIS MORNING...AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS
WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE INNER WATERS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

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PALMER

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Sources

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