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Gale Warning 33, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 10, 2014

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 10, 2014, 8:38 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 11, 2014, 5:00 AM PST. It was in force for 25 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: Dec 10, 2014, 8:38 PM PST (04:38 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 11, 2014, 5:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 12, 2014, 5:35 AM PST
In force: 25 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 Dec 10, 4:25 PM PST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 4:25 PM PST, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 6:00 AM PST, 14 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-111400-
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 PST WED DEC 10 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP
CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF. DENSE FOG WILL BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL COAST...THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY AND THE PASO
ROBLES AREA THROUGH MID MORNING.

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

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

* DENSE FOG ADVISORY.........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A COOL AND WET WEATHER
PATTERN TO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY
WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR THE
RECENT BURN AREAS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WATERSPOUTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE UNDER ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT FORMS OVER THE WATER. STRONG
AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
FOR THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE...PEAKING ON FRIDAY.
STRONG RIP CURRENT AND SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS SURF EVENT.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............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 *

* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ASR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 10, 8:38 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Dec 10, 9:16 PM PST	High Wind Warning	LOX	Santa Barbara	32 hr
Dec 11, 2:46 AM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		18 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.