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Small Craft Advisory 8, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 29, 2016

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 29, 2016, 9:18 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 29, 2016, 9:18 PM PST (05:18 UTC)
Expired: Jan 30, 2016, 3:00 AM PST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 29, 8:30 PM PST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 8:30 PM PST, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 6:00 AM PST, 15 hours 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-301400-
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 FRI JAN 29 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT ALL WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES TODAY
AND TONIGHT...WITH ELEVATED SURF ELSEWHERE. SURF WILL BE ESPECIALLY
HIGH ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

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

* BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT....SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ELEVATED SURF IS EXPECTED ON ALL AREA BEACHES SATURDAY. HIGH SURF
WILL AFFECT ALL WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES SUNDAY THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY...WITH ELEVATED SURF ELSEWHERE. SURF WILL BE ESPECIALLY
HIGH ON THE CENTRAL COAST. HIGH SURF ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL
AREA BEACHES SATURDAY THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.

A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A 3 TO 6 HOUR PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE REGION SUNDAY...POSSIBLY LINGERING
ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. SCATTER SHOWERS WILL
END SUNDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY ON NORTHERN
SLOPES. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CAUSING WIDESPREAD PONDING OF
WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...WITH LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
INTERSECTIONS. THE RAIN COULD PRODUCE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND
BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS...HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER QUICKLY LATE SUNDAY...AND SNOW COULD AFFECT
INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY.
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION SUNDAY...THEN
STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE SYSTEM LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT....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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 29, 3:33 PM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 30, 3:40 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	LOX		13 hr
Jan 30, 1:55 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	LOX		46 hr
Jan 30, 2:15 PM PST	Gale Warning	LOX		55 hr
Jan 30, 2:34 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	66 hr
Jan 30, 2:36 PM PST	Flash Flood Watch	LOX	Los Angeles	27 hr
Jan 30, 3:31 PM PST	High Wind Watch	LOX		11 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.