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Gale Warning 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 15, 2026

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2026, 12:35 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2026, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 57 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 15, 2026, 12:35 AM PST (08:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2026, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 18, 2026, 7:14 AM PST
In force
57 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 Feb 14, 10:58 PM PST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 10:58 PM PST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 12:35 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX21 hr
Feb 15, 8:59 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura5 days
Feb 15, 12:31 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningLOXLos Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura29 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in California, 2026Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

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