Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2016

Gale Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA

March 7, 2016

NWS San Diego, CA issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2016, 2:01 AM PST. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 7, 2016, 2:01 AM PST (10:01 UTC)
Expired
Mar 8, 2016, 2:02 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

The text

As transmitted.

139 
WHUS76 KSGX 071001
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
201 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL
WATERS TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS...HAZARDOUS
SEAS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
TUESDAY NIGHT.

PZZ750-775-072200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.SC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T2000Z/
/O.UPG.KSGX.GL.A.0002.160307T2000Z-160308T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.GL.W.0002.160307T1001Z-160308T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
201 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING...
  INCREASING TO GALES OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO
  15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES/SEAS...SWELL GROWING TODAY TO 12 TO 18 FEET...PEAKING
  TONIGHT AT 15 TO 20 FEET...THEN DECREASING TUESDAY 10 TO 16
  FEET. COMBINED SEAS MAY APPROACH 20 FEET SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
  SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

MM
3 follow-up statements
824 
WHUS76 KSGX 072120
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
120 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL
WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE STRENGTH...HAZARDOUS SEAS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WINDS WILL FOLLOW THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT.

PZZ750-775-080600-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
120 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO
  15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES/SEAS...SWELL GROWING TODAY TO 12 TO 18 FEET...PEAKING
  TONIGHT AT 15 TO 19 FEET...THEN DECREASING TUESDAY TO 10 TO 16
  FEET. COMBINED SEAS MAY APPROACH 20 FEET SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF
  SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

HARRISON
375 
WHUS76 KSGX 080529
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
929 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...GALE FORCE WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

.A POWERFUL STORM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL
WATERS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS REACHING GALE-FORCE STRENGTH AND HAZARDOUS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ENDING BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WINDS WILL FOLLOW THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

PZZ750-775-081330-
/O.CON.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
929 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 
  15 TO 25 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WAVES/SEAS...SWELL GROWING TODAY TO 12 TO 18 FEET...PEAKING 
  TONIGHT AT 15 TO 19 FEET...THEN DECREASING TUESDAY TO 10 TO 16 
  FEET. COMBINED SEAS MAY APPROACH 20 FEET SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST 
  OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
525 
WHUS76 KSGX 081002
MWWSGX

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
202 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND HAZARDOUS COMBINED SEAS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

PZZ750-775-082200-
/O.CAN.KSGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160308T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.SC.Y.0005.160308T1002Z-160309T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
TO 30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
202 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  THIS MORNING...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE VERY HIGH THIS MORNING AT 14
  TO 18 FEET...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  BELOW 12 FEET. HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF SAN
  CLEMENTE ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
AND COMBINED SEAS OF 10 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

MM

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 3:34 AM PSTWind AdvisorySGXOrange, Riverside, San Diego16 hr
Mar 7, 5:48 AM PSTBeach Hazards StatementSGXOrange, San Diego16 hr
Mar 7, 6:17 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningSGX118 min
Mar 7, 6:36 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego84 min
Mar 7, 7:58 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXOrange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego43 min
Mar 7, 8:06 AM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSGXSan Diego84 min
Mar 7, 8:17 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningSGX43 min

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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.