Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2015

Gale Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 26, 2015

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2015, 3:36 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 26, 2015, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 29 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
Feb 26, 2015, 3:36 AM PST (11:36 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2015, 3:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 27, 2015, 7:54 PM PST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

323 
WHUS76 KLOX 261136
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
336 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

PZZ673-676-262345-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150226T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0001.150227T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0002.150226T2300Z-150228T1100Z/
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-
336 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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 HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ670-262345-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150226T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KLOX.GL.A.0001.150227T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.GL.W.0002.150226T2300Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
336 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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 HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
7 follow-up statements
624 
WHUS76 KLOX 261706
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
906 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

PZZ673-676-270515-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.150226T2300Z-150228T1100Z/
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-
906 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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 HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ670-270515-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.150226T2300Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
906 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO 
  FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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 HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
810 
WHUS76 KLOX 262216
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
216 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

PZZ673-676-271030-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.150226T2300Z-150228T1100Z/
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 THU FEB 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-271030-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.150226T2300Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
216 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO 
  FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
046 
WHUS76 KLOX 270423
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
823 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

PZZ673-676-271200-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
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-
823 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-271200-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
823 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO 
  FRIDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST...ESPECIALLY 
  FRIDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ650-271200-
/O.NEW.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T1100Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
823 PM PST THU FEB 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO
3 AM PST SATURDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

RAT

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
027 
WHUS76 KLOX 271114
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
314 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

PZZ673-676-272315-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
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-
314 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ARE
  POSSIBLE. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 8 TO 9
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-272315-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
314 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET WITH PERIODS OF 8 TO 9
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-272315-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
314 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ655-272315-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T1600Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
314 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PST SATURDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-272315-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T1600Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
314 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
536 
WHUS76 KLOX 271610
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
810 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

PZZ673-676-280415-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
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-
810 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-280400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
810 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-280400-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
810 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ655-280415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T1600Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
810 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PST SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-280415-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.150227T2200Z-150228T1600Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
810 AM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PST SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
886 
WHUS76 KLOX 272227
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
227 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

PZZ673-676-281030-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
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-
227 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ670-280400-
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
227 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET WITH PERIODS AROUND 9 
  SECONDS ARE EXPECTED WHEN WAVES ARE LARGEST.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ645-280400-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
227 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ655-281030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1600Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
227 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST
SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-281030-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1600Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
227 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST
SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
474 
WHUS76 KLOX 280354
MWWLOX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

PZZ670-281100-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ673-281100-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ676-281100-
/O.CAN.KLOX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1700Z/
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ645-280500-
/O.CAN.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T0400Z/
POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RETURN IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.

$$

PZZ655-281100-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1700Z/
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ650-281100-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150228T1700Z/
EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
754 PM PST FRI FEB 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFLOX) FOR MORE DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
EXIST FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES

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 Feb 26, 3:30 AM PST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 3:30 AM PST, 6 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
330 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015

.SYNOPSIS...

ONE LAST DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON T0DAY...BEFORE A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGS THE CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW BY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. SHOWERY
AND COOL WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-FRI)...
DRY NW FLOW WITH 500 MB HGTS NEAR 576 DM WILL COMBINE WITH WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW FROM THE NORTH TO BRING ONE LAST DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPS TO THE AREA. THE NORTH PUSH HAS KEPT THE LOW CLOUDS FROM
DEVELOPING AND EXPECT ONLY PATCHY MORNING LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE LA
COAST...WESTERN SBA COUNTY AND THE PASO ROBLES AREA.

STRONG NW WINDS IN THE OUTER WATERS WILL SPIN UP AN EDDY TONIGHT AND
THERE WILL BE BETTER LOW CLOUD COVERAGE ACROSS THE COASTS AND
LOCALLY INTO THE VLYS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE SBA SOUTH COAST
WHERE A WEAK SUNDOWNER WILL KEEP THE LOW CLOUDS AWAY. THERE WILL
ALSO BE LITTLE NORTH PUSH THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR.

ON FRIDAY THE SFC FLOW WILL TURN ONSHORE FROM BOTH THE WEST AND
SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FORM THE NORTH. A
WASHINGTON STATE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN TO PRESS SOUTHWARD AND WILL
PUSH HGTS LOWER THROUGH THE DAY. SKIES WILL TURN PARTLY CLOUDY IN
FRONT OF THE ADVANCING STORM SYSTEM. ALL OF THESE ITEMS WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN TEMPS AND ALL AREAS WILL SEE BELOW
NORMAL MAX TEMPS.

.LONG TERM (SAT-WED)...
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO CALIFORNIA FRIDAY EVENING.
THE LOW WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SSW AND IS FORECAST TO BE
CENTERED NEAR PT CONCEPTION LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN
SLOWLY MOVE TO THE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY SHOWERY. AS THE COOL CORE OF THE UPPER LOW
ARRIVES OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON IT WILL DESTABILIZE THE
ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SLIGHT CHC OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AT 7000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING BUT WILL
QUICKLY FALL TO 5500 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL
FURTHER TO 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND THEN PLUNGE FURTHER
TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNINGS SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE NEAR 4000 FEET BUT LOCALLY DOWN TO 3500 FEET.

PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS CURRENTLY ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 0.10 AND
0.50 INCHES...WITH UP TO 1.00 INCH IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY SHOWERY AND RAINFALL TOTALS WILL VARY
GREATLY FROM POINT TO POINT. THESE AMOUNTS ARE PRELIMINARY...AND
COULD CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY IF THE STORM TRACK ALTERS EVEN SLIGHTLY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY...AND
DOWN TO 4000 FEET ON SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. RAINFALL RATES WILL
GENERALLY BE UNDER 0.10 INCHES PER HOUR...BUT ISOLATED RATES UP TO
0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES PER HOUR CANNOT BE DISCOUNTED IN THE FOOTHILLS
AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

IF EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER JUST RIGHT...AREAS ABOVE 5500 FEET
COULD SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW TOTAL BY MONDAY MORNING. A WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SBA/VTA/LA MTNS FROM LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON TO COVER THIS POSSIBILITY. MUST
STRESS THE WORD ***POSSIBILITY*** BECAUSE THIS STORM COULD EASILY
PAN OUT TO BE MUCH WEAKER. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH HIGHLIGHTS THE
NEED FOR PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MTNS THIS
WEEKEND TO PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AS THIS STORM
UNFOLDS.

SINCE THE CORE OF THE LOW WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE AREA THERE WILL
NOT BE TOO MUCH IN THE WAY OF WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

ANOTHER STORM FAST ON THE HEALS OF THIS WEEKENDS STORM WILL KEEP A
CHC OF SHOWERS GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH MONDAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

CLEARER AND DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AS THE SYSTEM CLEARS TO THE EAST.

MAX TEMPS WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
SUNDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY WITH MONDAY ONLY A DEGREE OR SO
WARMER.

&&

.AVIATION...

26/1130Z

AT 0910Z...THERE WAS NO MARINE LAYER AT KLAX. THERE WAS A SFC BASED
INVERSION WITH A TOP OF 1600 FEET AND A TEMPERATURE OF 15 DEGREES
CELSIUS.

N OF POINT CONCEPTION...FOR COASTAL TAFS...HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR KSBP
WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE WITH KSMX AND KPRB. 40 PERCENT CHANCE THAT
LOW MVFR OR HIGH IFR CIGS WILL NOT DEVELOP AT KPRB AFTER 14Z.
OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR ISSUES FOR AREAS N OF POINT CONCEPTION OVER
NEXT 24 HOURS.
S OF POINT CONCEPTION...SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOME PATCHY LOW
CLOUDS POSSIBLE AFTER 13Z THIS MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS LOW THAT THIS
WILL OCCUR. NOT OPTIMISTIC FOR LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING.

KLAX...MODERATE CONFIDENCE WITH 12Z TAF. 40 PERCENT CHANCE THAT
IFR/LOW MVFR CIGS WILL NOT DEVELOP AFTER 13Z THIS MORNING. EXPECT
MVFR VSBYS THROUGH MID MORNING. 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR IFR VSBYS
BETWEEN 13-15Z. SCOUR OUT TIMES COULD BE WITHIN +/- 2 HOURS FROM 12Z
TAF. SIMILAR PATTERN EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEREFORE CONFIDENCE WILL
REMAIN MODERATE.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH 12Z TAF OVER NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.MARINE...26/245 AM...

FOR THE OUTER WATERS...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING
AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE
CONFIDENCE IN WINDS INCREASING FURTHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AFTERNOON/EVENING TO GALE FORCE LEVELS...AND CONTINUING AT GALE
FORCE LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HAVE UPGRADED GALE WATCH TO GALE
WARNING FOR THE OUTER WATERS.

FOR THE INNER WATERS...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WINDS REMAINING BELOW
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH TONIGHT. ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE OF WINDS INCREASING TO SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY LEVELS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE INNER
WATERS...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN HALF OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL. A
GALE WATCH MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR THE INNER WATERS LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR ZONE 655.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...RORKE
AVIATION/MARINE...KAPLAN
SYNOPSIS...B

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 2:32 PM PST, 13 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
232 PM PST WED FEB 25 2015

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-261400-
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-
232 PM PST WED FEB 25 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OFF THE CENTRAL COAST. RAIN AND
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH HAZARDOUS ROAD
CONDITIONS.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 4:05 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchLOX35 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.