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Gale Warning 20, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 27, 2013

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at May 27, 2013, 8:51 PM PDT. It took effect at May 28, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
May 27, 2013, 8:51 PM PDT (03:51 UTC)
In effect from
May 28, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 29, 2013, 2:53 AM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at May 27, 1:58 PM PDT, 6 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:58 PM PDT, 6 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 6:00 AM PDT, 14 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PDT MON MAY 27 2013

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-281300-
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-
600 AM PDT MON MAY 27 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. 40 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT THE
CENTRAL COAST. MARINERS WILL FACE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER
WATERS AS WELL AS THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. BEACH GOERS WILL FACE
AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

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

* WIND 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... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...THERE WILL BE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60
AND 65 MPH CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
MARINERS WILL FACE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS AS WELL
AS THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. BEACH GOERS WILL FACE AN ELEVATED RISK
OF RIP CURRENTS. A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP WILL OCCUR LATE WEEK AND BY
SATURDAY THERE WILL BE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRIPLE DIGIT MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES.

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

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

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

RORKE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 9:39 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles38 hr
May 28, 11:45 AM PDTWind AdvisoryLOX39 hr

Nearby

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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.