Gale Warning

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
852 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

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WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
852 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PST SUNDAY.

NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. 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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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
845 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MATEO POINT CA OUT 60NM INCLUDING THE
CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

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WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD 60 NM
INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
845 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT.
WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS AROUND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 9 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS AROUND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 TO
9 FT.

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