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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA

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FLUS46 KLOX 220546
HWOLOX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-221300-
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-
1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT THROUGH 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THIS
OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE...STEEP AND
DANGEROUS SEAS IN THOSE AREAS. HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT
BEACHES OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
HIGH SURF WILL DEVELOP ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT.

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS...THE ANTELOPE VALLEY
AND THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS THAT WINDS TONIGHT WILL REMAIN
JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

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

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

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO
WESTERN POTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THE STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE...STEEP AND DANGEROUS
SEAS IN THOSE AREAS.

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND
WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THERE WILL
LIKELY BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON ALL BEACHES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON THE CENTRAL
COAST...IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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