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Gale Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 11, 2014

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2014, 2:16 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2014, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 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 11, 2014, 2:16 PM PST (22:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2014, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 12, 2014, 8:58 PM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

518 
WHUS76 KLOX 112216
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
216 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

PZZ670-120630-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
216 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  EVENING. 

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-676-120630-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0003.140111T2300Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
216 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-120630-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0003.140111T2300Z-140112T1800Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
216 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
  WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH...BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE THE
  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THRESHOLD OF 10 FEET THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
154 
WHUS76 KLOX 120507
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
907 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

PZZ645-121315-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.140112T0507Z-140113T1100Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
907 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AND
  SUNDAY...AND 11 TO 14 FEET SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 8
  TO 11 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-121315-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
907 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS 
  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-676-121315-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
907 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
SUNDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE GUSTS 
  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MONDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-121100-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
907 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  BE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS.

* SEAS...3 TO 5 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
277 
WHUS76 KLOX 121108
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
308 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

PZZ650-121215-
/O.EXP.KLOX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
308 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW CRITERIA AND THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN
GUSTY THROUGH MIDDAY AND MARINERS SHOULD CHECK CONDITIONS PRIOR TO
LEAVING SAFE HARBOR.

$$

PZZ670-121915-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
308 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN THE GUSTS WILL
  INCREASE TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-676-121915-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
308 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT THROUGH
  MIDDAY THEN THE GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...12 TO 17 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-121915-
/O.CON.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T1100Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
308 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL 9 TO 12 FEET BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FEET BY
  THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$
KJ/DB
701 
WHUS76 KLOX 121627
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
827 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

PZZ673-676-130030-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
827 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-130030-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.140112T1800Z-140113T0600Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
827 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-130030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T1100Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
827 AM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL 9 TO 14 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$
286 
WHUS76 KLOX 122232
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
232 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

PZZ670-130600-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0600Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
232 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL 15 TO 19 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 11 TO 14
  FEET OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ673-676-130600-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
232 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 
  KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT...AND
  WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 14 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-130645-
/O.CON.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T1100Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
232 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY...

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING
  AND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$
192 
WHUS76 KLOX 130458
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
858 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

PZZ670-673-131300-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T2300Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
858 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET...WITH A 16 TO 19 SECOND PERIOD.

* WINDS...EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH MONDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$

PZZ676-131300-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140113T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140114T0500Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
858 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SEAS...10 TO 15 FEET...WITH A 16 TO 19 SECOND PERIOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-655-131300-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0004.140113T0800Z-140113T2300Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
858 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 3 PM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS AND SEAS...FOR AREAS SOUTH OF VENTURA TO MALIBU AND OUT TO
  THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AS WELL AS THE SAN PEDRO CHANNEL TO SANTA
  CATALINA ISLAND...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST
  THROUGH MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME...BUT
  SHOULD RESTRENGTHEN. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MIGHT NEED TO BE
  EXTENDED FOR THIS AREA ONCE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. OTHERWISE
  EXPECT WEAK WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL NORTH OF
  VENTURA. THERE WILL BE A LONGER NNW SWELL PUSHING INTO THE INNER
  SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ645-131300-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140113T2300Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
858 PM PST SUN JAN 12 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST MONDAY...

* SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14 FEET THIS EVENING
  AND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN 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.

&&

$$

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 Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 1:20 PM PST, 56 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
120 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

.SYNOPSIS...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING
BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO PARTS OF THE AREA. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY...RESULTING IN
GUSTY WINDS AND A WARMING TREND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-TUE)...HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE STREAMING THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT AS A STORM MOVES THROUGH THE PAC NW. BEHIND THAT SYSTEM
A STRONG NORTHERLY GRADIENT WILL SET UP, SIMILAR TO THURSDAY NIGHT
THOUGH NOT QUITE AS STRONG. THE RESULT WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF
ADVISORY LEVEL NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SRN SBA COUNTY AND THE I5
CORRIDOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL
FILTER DOWN INTO THE VENTURA/LA VALLEYS AND SANTA MONICAS THOUGH
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. DRY AND A LITTLE WARMER MOST AREAS SUNDAY.

GRADIENTS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO NORTHEAST SUNDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG
SANTA ANA WIND EVENT DEVELOPS. MODELS SHOWING GOOD COLD AIR
ADVECTION WITH THIS EVENT WHICH WILL ASSIST THE WINDS, BUT ALSO MAKE
FOR A SOMEWHAT TRICKY TEMPERATURE FORECAST. LOCAL HISTORICAL STUDIES
SUGGEST A SOMEWHAT COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURE FORECAST MON/TUE THAN
WHAT MOS GUIDANCE AND CURRENT FORECAST SHOWS. GIVEN THICKNESSES
AROUND 560 AND 12Z 950 TEMPS ONLY AROUND 16C A SLIGHTLY COOLER
FORECAST SEEMS REASONABLE. LOOKING BACK AT SEVERAL STRONG OFFSHORE
PATTERNS WHERE LAX-DAG GRADIENT WAS IN EXCESS OF -7MB IT WAS RARE TO
GET TEMPS WARMER THAN LOW TO MID 70S IN THE VALLEYS. SO I'VE LOWERED
THE HIGHS A FEW DEGREES MOST AREAS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE VALLEYS.
COASTAL AREAS MON/TUE WILL BE THE WARMEST AND HAVE AN OUTSIDE SHOT
AT 80 DEGREES, BUT MID TO HIGH 70S A BETTER BET. EITHER WAY, STILL
5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL MOST AREAS.

WILL BE ISSUING A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LA/VENTURA MTNS SUN NT
THRU TUE AFTN. THE GRADIENTS AND COLD ADVECTION SHOULD BE MORE THAN
ENOUGH TO GENERATE WARNING LEVEL GUSTS IN THE FAVORED MTN AREAS
SURROUNDING THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR AND IN THE SANTA MONICAS. A GOOD
SOLID ADVISORY EVENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF VENTURA/LA COUNTIES,
THOUGH AS USUAL GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS FOR LA COASTAL ZONE OUTSIDE
THE MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD HILLS AREAS.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SCENARIO TUESDAY AS GRADIENTS AND WINDS
ALOFT REMAIN AT MONDAY'S LEVELS. PROBABLY A BIT WARMER TUE, MOSTLY
DUE TO A WARMER START, BUT DECENT COLD ADVECTION STILL CONTINUES SO
TEMPS WILL BE STRUGGLING TO WARM UP TOO MUCH ACROSS THE INTERIOR
DESPITE THE STRONG LOW LVL SUBSIDENCE.

RECORD HIGHS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS MON/TUE GENERALLY IN THE MID 80S
SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'LL GET THERE UNLESS THE COLD ADVECTION
ENDS UP NOT BEING AS STRONG AS ADVERTISED.

.LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...WINDS EXPECTED TO BE DECREASING TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY, THOUGH STILL SOME GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED. MOSTLY
GRADIENT DRIVEN AT THAT POINT AS WE LOSE SUPPORT ALOFT. HIGHS SHOULD
BE WARMING UP AS WELL WITH THE RIDGE PEAKING ALOFT, THE WARMEST OF
THE WEEK IN FACT, ESPECIALLY FOR INTERIOR AREAS THAT WERE HELD BACK
THE PREVIOUS COUPLE DAYS WITH THE COLD ADVECTION. OFFSHORE GRADIENTS
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY, THOUGH A LITTLE WEAKER EACH DAY. THU HIGHS
PROBABLY A TOUCH COOLER THEN SIMILAR TRENDS FRIDAY. STILL WELL ABOVE
NORMAL, AND VERY DRY. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO START BREAKING DOWN
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AT THAT POINT MODELS START TO DIVERGE WITH THE
GFS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE WEEKEND TROF AND STILL DRY WHILE THE
ECMWF PINCHES OFF A CUTOFF LOW BY AROUND NEXT SUNDAY WITH A SMALL
THREAT OF SOME LIGHT PRECIP, THOUGH MAINLY TO OUR SOUTH.

&&

.AVIATION...11/1800Z...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAFS. VFR
CONDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AREA EXCEPT FOR A 20% CHANCE OF LOW
CLOUDS/FG OVER KLGB SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY N WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE MTNS TONIGHT...WITH STRONGER WINDS ALOFT SPREADING
OVER THE VLYS OF L.A. COUNTY AND THE S COAST OF SBA
COUNTY...PRODUCING LLWS AND MDT UDDF.

KLAX...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF. VFR CONDS
EXPECTED BUT THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF LOW CIGS/VSBY DURING THE
MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. LLWS EXPECTED BETWEEN 12Z-17Z BUT 20% CHANCE
WINDS ALOFT WILL NOT AFFECT THE AIRFIELD.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
THRU THE PERIOD AND LLWS BETWEEN 11Z-17Z SUNDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...11/1830Z...
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST...AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...WHERE GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. HUMIDITY
LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT
RANGE ACROSS DOWNSLOPE AREAS...WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE
NORTH FACING SLOPES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND
WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY...BRINGING
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING INCREASED OFFSHORE FLOW
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE
MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS IMPACTING TYPICAL WIND PRONE
LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. OFFSHORE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE SHARPLY BY MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...SPREADING INTO THE VALLEYS AND COASTAL AREAS OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. LAX-DAGGETT GRADIENT EXPECTED TO PEAK IN
THE -7 TO -7.5 MB RANGE ON BOTH MONDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY MORNING.
PEAK WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH...WHILE COASTAL AND VALLEY
AREAS CAN EXPECT GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. HUMIDITIES WILL
LIKELY LOWER INTO THE TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...FALLING TO AROUND 10
PERCENT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES CAN
THEN BE EXPECTED BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS EVEN DRIER AIR
FILTERS INTO THE AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS...WARM
TEMPERATURES...LOW HUMIDITIES...AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FIRE WEATHER WATCHES WILL
BE UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
ISSUANCE. GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THESE OFFSHORE WINDS COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT
HUMIDITIES MAY REQUIRE THE EXTENSION OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEAKER OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
MAINTAIN WARM TEMPERATURES AND SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES INTO THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...MW
AVIATION...SMITH
SYNOPSIS...SUKUP

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 1:55 PM PST, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
155 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-121400-
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-
155 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

WFO LOX PLANS TO DISCONTINUE THIS PRODUCT IN 2014.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS TO ERIC BOLDT AT 805-988-6623.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SURF OF 12 TO 15 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 20 FEET ARE EXPECTED FOR
THE CENTRAL COAST. SURF SHOULD SUBSIDE SOME MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. A STRONG SANTA ANA EVENT IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY EVENING
INTO MONDAY AFFECTING THE USUAL WIND PRONE LOCATIONS OF LOS ANGELES
AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE
GROWTH AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER DOWN TO
SINGLE DIGITS BY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

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

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 2:15 AM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOX6 hr
Jan 11, 2:59 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX29 hr
Jan 11, 9:01 AM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles6 days
Jan 11, 1:23 PM PSTRed Flag WarningLOXLos Angeles7 days
Jan 11, 1:32 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchLOX15 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.