Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
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FLUS46 KLOX 192216
HWOLOX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
315 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013
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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-
315 PM PDT SUN MAY 19 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT
MARINERS WILL FACE HAZARDOUS GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE OUTER
COASTAL WATERS AND THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL AFFECT
PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...AND THE LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.
* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY
MORNING OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WITH
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL AFFECT THE SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY AND THE EASTERN VENTURA VALLEYS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING.
INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEAR SHORE COASTAL
WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION AND THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE TO GALE FORCE...GENERATING LOCALLY STEEP SEAS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS
RANGING FROM 17 TO 19 FEET. WEST EXPOSED FACING HARBORS...BAYS...AND
INLETS MAY BE AFFECTED BY LARGER THAN NORMAL SHORT PERIOD NORTHWEST
SEAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NEAR-SHORE AREAS WILL ALSO LIKELY
EXPERIENCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND THE CENTRAL COAST REGION TUESDAY
NIGHT. THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.
* 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.
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SMITH