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Gale Warning 17, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 11, 2015

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 11, 2015, 2:29 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 11, 2015, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 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 11, 2015, 2:29 AM PST (10:29 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2015, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 12, 2015, 3:00 AM PST
In force
14 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, 11:19 PM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 11:19 PM PST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 9:45 AM PST, 16 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
945 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

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-
945 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

HIGH SURF WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST THIS MORNING AND
ACROSS THE BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES, VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS WITH THIS LONG
PERIOD SWELL WITH BREAKERS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 FEET OVERNIGHT.

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

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

HIGH SURF WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL
COAST TO LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE BETWEEN 16 AND
22 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY EVENING. SURF WILL THEN DIMINISH SOME...BUT REMAIN WELL OVER
10 FEET FOR THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. SURF WILL INCREASE TO
BETWEEN 7 AND 12 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 15 FEET ON FRIDAY. SURF
WILL DECREASE SOME ON SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY BUT STILL REMAIN ABOVE
HIGH SURF ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY. POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH FOR THE LOS ANGELES, VENTURA AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR
THE SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS AS WELL AS SANTA MONICA
MOUNTAINS.

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

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

KAPLAN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 10, 11:02 PM PST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 9:12 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles36 hr
Dec 11, 12:08 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningLOX21 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2015Every gale warning in 2015

Sources

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