Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2013

Gale Warning 1, NWS San Diego, CA

January 9, 2013

NWS San Diego, CA issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2013, 1:51 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2013, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 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
Jan 9, 2013, 1:51 AM PST (09:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2013, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2013, 4:00 AM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

The text

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

990 
WHUS76 KSGX 090951
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
151 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT OVER
OUTER COASTAL WATERS...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
OVER INNER WATERS...

.A GALE WARNING HAS REPLACED THE GALE WATCH FOR STRONG NW BREEZES
TO 40 KT FORECAST OVER PORTIONS OF THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS NEAR
30 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS THURSDAY THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY. HIGHEST COMBINED SEAS UP TO 13 FEET WILL TAKE PLACE
THURSDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 34 KT BY
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN THE OUTER WATERS...WITH GUSTS FALLING
BELOW 20 KT LATE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE INNER WATERS. STRONG
BREEZES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

PZZ775-092000-
/O.UPG.KSGX.GL.A.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
151 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WINDS WILL 
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD 
  OF 9 SECONDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ750-092000-
/O.NEW.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.130110T1800Z-130111T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
151 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KT. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD OF
  9 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

JJT
9 follow-up statements
149 
WHUS76 KSGX 091627
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
827 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM 8
AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER INNER WATERS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THURSDAY TO 2 PM THURSDAY...

...GALE WATCH OVER INNER WATERS FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM FRIDAY
MORNING...

.LATST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT GALE FORCE GUSTS AREA ALSO
POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THIS
IS THE BASIS FOR THE UPDATE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY MORNING FOR STRONG
BREEZES...AND MAY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE OUTER
WATERS DUE TO COMBINED SEAS ABOVE 10 FEET.

PZZ775-100030-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
827 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT OR HIGHER. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRIDAY.

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD 
  OF 9 SECONDS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ750-100030-
/O.EXT.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.130110T1800Z-130110T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.GL.A.0002.130110T2200Z-130111T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
827 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...NW 20 WITH GUSTS 30 KT THURSDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO
  NW 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SLOWLY
  DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG BREEZES ENDING LATE
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD 
  OF 9 SECONDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

BALFOUR
969 
WHUS76 KSGX 091817 RRA
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...DELAYED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1017 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM
8 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER INNER WATERS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THURSDAY TO 2 PM THURSDAY...

...GALE WATCH OVER INNER WATERS FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM FRIDAY
MORNING...

.LATST MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT GALE FORCE GUSTS AREA ALSO
POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...
THIS IS THE BASIS FOR THE UPDATE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
LIKELY BE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY MORNING FOR
STRONG BREEZES...AND MAY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE
OUTER WATERS DUE TO COMBINED SEAS ABOVE 10 FEET.

PZZ775-100230-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
1017 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT OR HIGHER. WINDS WILL 
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD 
  OF 9 SECONDS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ750-100230-
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.130110T1800Z-130110T2200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.A.0002.130110T2200Z-130111T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
1017 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...NW 20 WITH GUSTS 30 KT THURSDAY MORNING...INCREASING 
  TO NW 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND SLOWLY 
  DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG BREEZES ENDING LATE 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD 
  OF 9 SECONDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO
657 
WHUS76 KSGX 092112
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
112 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM
8 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER INNER WATERS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THURSDAY TO 2 PM THURSDAY...

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR INNER WATERS FROM 2 PM THURSDAY
TO 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

.MORE FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN GALE CONDITIONS SPREADING ACROSS
INNER WATERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE. HAVE UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...SAME
VALID TIMES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE IN EFFECT FOR
THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY FOR STRONG BREEZES...AND MAY CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE OUTER WATERS DUE TO COMBINED SEAS STILL
ABOVE 10 FEET.

PZZ750-100515-
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.130110T1800Z-130110T2200Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.GL.A.0002.130110T2200Z-130111T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T2200Z-130111T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
112 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NW 20 WITH GUSTS 30 KT THURSDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO
  NW 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY
  NIGHT. WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY BUT STILL GUSTING OVER 25
  KT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS AND
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ775-100515-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
112 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT OR HIGHER. WINDS WILL 
  GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRIDAY. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO


BALFOUR
388 
WHUS76 KSGX 100519
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
919 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM
8 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OVER INNER WATERS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THURSDAY TO 2 PM THURSDAY...

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR INNER WATERS FROM 2 PM THURSDAY
TO 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

.GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT
BEGINNING THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...AND
OVER THE INNER COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL WEAKEN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LARGE COMBINED SEAS.

PZZ750-101400-
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.130110T1800Z-130110T2200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T2200Z-130111T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
919 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 20 WITH GUSTS 30 KT THURSDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO
  NW 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY
  NIGHT. WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY BUT STILL GUSTING OVER 25
  KT UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ775-101400-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
919 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  WEAKEN FRIDAY. GUSTS AROUND 25KT POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$


SS
451 
WHUS76 KSGX 101336
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
536 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
1 AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS ...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR INNER WATERS...

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1
AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR INNER WATERS ...

.GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVER
THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING...THEN OVER THE INNER
COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY WEAKEN EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO SATURDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LARGE COMBINED SEAS.

PZZ750-102100-
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.130110T1800Z-130110T2200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T2200Z-130111T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
536 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 20 WITH GUSTS 30 KT THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO NW
  30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND
  SLOWLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY BUT STILL GUSTING AROUND 25 KT THROUGH
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...BUILDING WNW SWELL WITH COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9
  SECONDS.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ775-102100-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1600Z-130111T0900Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
536 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY 
  WEAKEN FRIDAY. GUSTS AROUND 25KT POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 9 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO

JJT
200 
WHUS76 KSGX 101831
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1031 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY
MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UPGRADED TO GALE WARNING FOR INNER
WATERS WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR BOTH INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS DUE TO
COMBINATION OF STRONG BREEZES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...

.LATST MODEL GUIDANCE AND TREND IN OBSERVATIONS JUSTIFIES ISSUING
GALE WARNINGS FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS AT THIS TIME. HAVE ALSO
EXTENDED DURATION OVER OUTER WATERS UNTIL 4 AM FRIDAY. OTHER
CHANGES WERE TO ADD SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS
FOLLOWING THE END OF THE GALE FORCE WINDS.

PZZ750-110245-
/O.CAN.KSGX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130110T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.GL.W.0001.130110T1831Z-130111T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T0900Z-130112T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
1031 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY 
THE GALE WARNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KT THROUGH TONIGHT.
  WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY BUT GUSTS OVER 25 KT LIKELY INTO
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT OR HIGHER BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO
  4 FEET FRIDAY...WEST NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT FRIDAY
  AND 6 FT FRIDAY NIGHT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ775-110245-
/O.EXT.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T1200Z-130112T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
1031 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 45 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH FRIDAY BUT GUSTS OVER 25 KT LIKELY INTO EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 14 FT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
  AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET ON
  SATURDAY...WITH WEST NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO


BALFOUR
201 
WHUS76 KSGX 110246
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
646 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
FRIDAY MORNING...

...GALE WARNING FOR INNER WATERS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY
MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FOR BOTH INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS DUE
TO COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...

.GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL BE NEEDED FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

PZZ775-110930-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T1200Z-130112T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
646 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 40 KT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH FRIDAY BUT GUSTS OVER 25 KT LIKELY INTO EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
  AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET ON
  SATURDAY...WITH WEST NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ750-110930-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0900Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T0900Z-130112T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
646 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND
  SLOWLY DIMINISHING FRIDAY BUT GUSTS OVER 25 KT LIKELY INTO EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FT OR HIGHER TONIGHT. AVERAGE PERIOD
  OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET FRIDAY...WEST
  NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT FRIDAY AND 6 FT FRIDAY NIGHT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MM
198 
WHUS76 KSGX 110856
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1256 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...GALE WARNING FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
THIS MORNING...

...GALE WARNING FOR INNER WATERS WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM THIS MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT FOR BOTH INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS DUE TO
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...

.WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE THROUGH EARLY
THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND A LARGE SWELL WILL
REMAIN WITHIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH TONIGHT.

PZZ750-111600-
/O.EXP.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0900Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T0900Z-130112T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
1256 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...NW WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHING TODAY BUT GUSTS OVER 25 KT
  LIKELY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FT OR HIGHER THIS MORNING. AVERAGE
  PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET TODAY...
  WEST NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND 6 FT
  TONIGHT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ775-111600-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T1200Z-130112T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
1256 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY BUT GUSTS OVER 25
  KT LIKELY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH
  AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET ON
  SATURDAY...WITH WEST NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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JJT
842 
WHUS76 KSGX 111147
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
347 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...GALE WARNING FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS EXPIRE AT 4 AM THIS
MORNING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR
BOTH INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS FOR STRONG WINDS AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW GALE FORCE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.
HOWEVER...STRONG NW WINDS AND A LARGE SWELL WILL REMAIN WITHIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO DIMINISH BELOW 20 KT BY MID SATURDAY MORNING.

PZZ775-112000-
/O.EXP.KSGX.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.130111T1200Z-130112T1200Z/
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
347 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FT WITH AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8
  SECONDS. WIND WAVES SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET ON SATURDAY...WITH WEST
  NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ750-112000-
/O.CON.KSGX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130112T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
347 AM PST FRI JAN 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 10 FT THIS MORNING...THEN LOWERING
  THIS AFTERNOON. AVERAGE PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS. WIND WAVES
  SUBSIDING TO 4 FEET TODAY... WEST NORTHWEST SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9
  FT THIS AFTERNOON AND 6 FT TONIGHT.

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 MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


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JJT

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 San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 8, 9:45 PM PST, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 9:45 PM PST, 4 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
945 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING ONE MORE MILD DAY
WEDNESDAY BEFORE SHARPLY COLDER ARRIVES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY BRINGING
SHOWERS...STRONG WEST WINDS AND MUCH COLDER WEATHER. RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE
ENDING. FOR FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...A DRY...COLD AIRMASS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE REGION. MANY VALLEY AND LOWER DESERT AREAS WILL SEE
NIGHTTIME LOWS FALL BELOW FREEZING...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY IN THE
50S.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...

MAX TEMPS TODAY REACHED THE MID 70S IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS. SAN
BERNARDINO...RIVERSIDE AND SAN PASQUAL VALLEY WERE THE WARMEST
VALLEYS WITH HIGHS OF 77. ONLY THE LOWER DESERTS WERE WARMER WITH
HIGHS OF 81 AT INDIO AND THERMAL. WEDNESDAY WILL BE ANOTHER MILD DAY
WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN PROVIDING ONE LAST DAY OF
WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. HAVE RAISED MAX
TEMPS A FEW DEGREES IN THE LOWER DESERTS TOMORROW SINCE THE AIRMASS
THERE DOES NOT CHANGE VERY MUCH. ON THE WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS A
STRENGTHENING ONSHORE SEA BREEZE AND THE RETURN OF A SHALLOW MARINE
LAYER SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES LOWER THAN TODAY. AFTER
TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES GO OVER THE CLIFF. WE WILL NOT BE SEEING
ANY 70 DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST
NEXT TUESDAY. MORE ON THAT IN A MINUTE.

THE DEEP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS SET TO UNLEASH A PERIOD
OF STRONG WINDS AND SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS
THIS TROUGH ABOUT 1000 MILES WEST OREGON THIS EVENING. THE IR LOOP
SHOWS HIGH CLOUDS OVER EASTERN PACIFIC MOVING EAST AND THEY WILL
STREAM ACROSS SOCAL SKIES WEDNESDAY IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF
THE TROUGH. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH INCREASE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MAX OUT THURSDAY/THURSDAY EVENING WHEN A
POWERFUL 130 KT 300 MB JET TRACKS OVERHEAD. AT 850 MB THE WINDS
REACH 30-40 KTS. LATEST WIND GUIDANCE SHOWS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30
MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MOUNTAINS WAVES
MAY SURFACE IN THE LOWER DESERTS THURSDAY WITH A WIND GUST POTENTIAL
ABOVE 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY/THURSDAY
NIGHT. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER WATERS. THE BEACHES
WILL ALSO SEE VERY STRONG 20-30 MPH WINDS AT TIMES AFTER COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE.

THE OTHER ASPECT OF THIS SYSTEM IS THE PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL. THE
MOISTURE AVAILABILITY IS NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE. THERE IS A SOMEWHAT
SHALLOW LAYER OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONFINED BELOW 8000 FEET.
HOWEVER...THE 00Z GFS CAME IN WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER PWATS (NEARLY
1.00") WITH THE FEEDER BAND OF MOISTURE PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT.
WHATEVER MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE
SCATTERED SHOWERS SINCE STRONG DYNAMIC FORCING ALOFT WILL BE ALIGNED
WITH THE SURFACE COLD FRONT. PRECIP PROBABILITIES FROM THE NAM12 ARE
QUITE LOW (20% OR LESS) WHILE THE PREFERRED GFS IS TWICE AS HIGH
WITH THE PRECIP CHANCES.

SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL FROM 5000-6000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING TO 3000
FEET OR LOWER THU NIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE TOO HIGH
DUE TO THE LACK OF DEEP LAYER MOISTURE. BUT SOME AREAS WILL SEE 2-4
INCHES OF SNOW...AND THAT COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AND
FALLING TEMPS MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
THAT FORM.

THE PRECIP WILL END THURSDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY DRY...COLD NORTHERLY
FLOW THAT WILL KEEP OUR TEMPS WELL BELOW AVERAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AND BEYOND. EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES IN THE FAST FLOW ALOFT WILL DRAW IN
MID CLOUDS AT TIMES OVER THE WEEKEND. SOME OF THESE SHORTWAVES MAY
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST
FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. OTHERWISE...THE COLD NORTHEAST FLOW BEHIND
EACH SHORTWAVE WILL BE RELENTLESS AND ELIMINATE ANY CHANCE FOR
WARMING. WIND SHELTERED AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEVERAL NIGHTS WITH
TEMPS BELOW/WELL BELOW FREEZING. STANDARDIZED TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOW MAX TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
AVERAGE...AND MIN TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES 8 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
AVERAGE. AREAS THAT REMAIN WINDY WILL BENEFIT FROM MIXING OF THE
LOWER LAYERS AND KEEP NIGHTTIME TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING.

THE COLD SPELL SHOWS SIGNS OF BREAKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
WITH THE EAST PAC HIGH SHIFTING EAST TOWARD CALIFORNIA FOR WARMER
DAYS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
080430Z...COASTS...STRATUS/FOG LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MOVE
NORTH ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT. CIGS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 400
AND 800 FT MSL WITH AREAS OF VSBY 2SM OR LESS. ISOLATED 100 FT CIGS
AND VSBY BLO 1SM POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER COASTAL TERRAIN. TIMING OF
ONSET AT COASTAL AIRPORTS IS UNCERTAIN ESPECIALLY AT KCRQ AND
KSNA...BUT WILL MOST LIKELY NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 12Z. STRATUS/FOG
SHOULD CLEAR BACK TO THE COAST BY 18Z...MOVING BACK INLAND AROUND
00-03Z. STRATUS DECK WILL LIFT AND DEEPEN WED EVENING AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT...WITH BASES AROUND 1000-1500 FT MSL AND TOPS TO 2500 FT
MSL.

VALLEYS/MTNS/DESERTS...INCREASING CLOUDS AOA 15000 FT MSL AND
UNRESTRICTED VSBY THROUGH WED EVENING.

&&

.MARINE...
STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND
A PASSING COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...AND UP TO 25-30 KT IN THE INNER
COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A GALE
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS FOR THIS TIME.
IN ADDITION...COMBINED SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO AROUND 12 FT BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HIGH SURF ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE COAST THU AFTERNOON INTO FRI. SWELL...SURF...AND
WIND WILL GRADUALLY LOWER FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT.

HIGH TIDES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE 7 FT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
ALONG WITH HIGH SURF MAY PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN LOW-LYING
AREAS AS WELL AS MODERATE OR GREATER BEACH EROSION. A COASTAL FLOOD
STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

HIGH WIND WATCH THU/THU NIGHT FOR THE APPLE AND LUCERNE
VALLEYS...COACHELLA VALLEY...RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO/SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS...SEE LAXNPWSGX.

GALE WATCH THU/THU NIGHT FOR OUTER COASTAL WATERS...SEE LAXMWWSGX.

&&

PUBLIC...MOEDE
AVIATION/MARINE...SS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 4:00 PM PST, 9 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-091300-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
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-
400 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...A COLD LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER TO 2500-3500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. SEE THE SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT...LAXSPSSGX...FOR MORE DETAILS.

FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
DISTINCTLY POSSIBLE WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 20S IN WIND SHELTERED
AREAS OF THE LOWER DESERTS AND INLAND VALLEYS...AND LOWS IN THE 30S
IN WIND SHELTERED COASTAL AND WESTERN VALLEY AREAS.  THERE WILL ALSO
BE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT TIMES BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT NEEDED FOR THESE AREAS...HOWEVER
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

MOEDE

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 1:51 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisorySGXSan Diego3 days
Jan 9, 1:51 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySGX33 hr
Jan 9, 1:51 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisorySGXSan Diego3 days
Jan 9, 2:57 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego48 hr
Jan 9, 3:19 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego39 hr
Jan 9, 8:27 AM PSTGale WatchSGX5 hr
Jan 9, 2:09 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningSGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego32 hr
Jan 9, 2:18 PM PSTWind AdvisorySGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego32 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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