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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL WESTWARD OUT TO 10 NM-
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REPLACES GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3
AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A
GALE WARNING WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...FOR THE WESTERN PORTION...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS
  WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND COULD STRENGTHEN TO
  15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.

* SEAS...OCCASIONAL STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO POINT SAL FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 KNOTS AND
  40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE EVENING HOURS.

* SEAS...HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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WATERS FROM PT. SAL TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 KNOTS AND
  40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE EVENING HOURS.

* SEAS...HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 KNOTS AND
  40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE EVENING HOURS...NORTHWEST OF SAN
  NICOLAS ISLAND.

* SEAS...HAZARDOUS SEAS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

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EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU CA
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ ISLAND-
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...FOR THE WESTERN PORTION...EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
  15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  SOME AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE COULD BE A REPEAT OF SIMILAR WINDS
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

* SEAS...OCCASIONAL STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

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INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
849 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...FOR THE WESTERN PORTION...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...OCCASIONAL STEEP SHORT-PERIOD SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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