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High Surf Warning 3, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 20, 2024San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high surf warning at Dec 20, 2024, 2:04 PM PST for San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County, California. It took effect at Dec 22, 2024, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 59 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 20, 2024, 2:04 PM PST (22:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2024, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 24, 2024, 12:00 PM PST
In force
59 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

Counties San Luis Obispo County, CA, Santa Barbara County, CA, Ventura County, CA

The radar

The Vandenberg AFB radar (KVBX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 6:45 PM PSTDense Fog AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura14 hr
Dec 20, 3:00 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX12 days
Dec 20, 5:46 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura6 days

Nearby

High Surf Warnings in California, 2024Every high surf warning in 2024

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.