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Gale Watch 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 14, 2013

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale watch at May 14, 2013, 3:07 AM PDT. It took effect at May 15, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2013, 3:07 AM PDT (10:07 UTC)
In effect from
May 15, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 14, 2013, 8:48 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at May 13, 9:15 PM PDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 9:15 PM PDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 13, 6:00 AM PDT, 21 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PDT MON MAY 13 2013

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-141300-
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 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOCAL DENSE FOG WILL CREATE DRIVING HAZARDS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST
THROUGH MID MORNING. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL AND WILL CREATE HEAT RELATED PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE IN THE
VALLEYS OUTSIDE OR WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
CREATE A HAZARDOUS SAILING ENVIRONMENT FOR SEAFARERS IN THE OUTER
WATERS.

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

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SAILING ENVIRONMENT FOR
SEAFARERS IN THE OUTER WATERS.

* 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.

RORKE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 7:37 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles7 hr
May 14, 3:07 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX24 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in California, 2013Every gale watch in 2013

Sources

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