Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PDT WED MAY 22 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-
600 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
TODAY AND NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL THIS 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. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON
ALL BEACHES.

WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON THE CENTRAL COAST...IN THE
MOUNTAINS...IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING ON THE CENTRAL COAST...BUT NOT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
ELSEWHERE.

AS WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST...THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP...FIRE DANGER WILL BE
ELEVATED. AS A RESULT...THESE AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE BRIEF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE
DURATION OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LONG ENOUGH
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR THIS EVENT.

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

* 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... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT.  LARGE...STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT 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 THURSDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK ON ALL BEACHES THURSDAY.

WINDS MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON THE CENTRAL COAST...IN THE
MOUNTAINS...IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST
OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT.

* 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 *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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High Surf Advisory

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
258 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL COAST INCLUDING SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE WESTERN
COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY FOR THE
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST...

.GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BUILDING WIND-GENERATED
WAVES WILL PROPAGATE TOWARD THE COAST AND PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS
AT MANY OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.

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VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
258 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET. CHOPPY WAVE
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS OVER THE WATERS.

* TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
  WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.

&&

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