Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
928 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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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-
928 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS AND SEAS...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ON
  MONDAY EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
  EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS
  ISLAND.

* SEAS...8 TO 10 FEET.

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.

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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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
912 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

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

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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-
912 PM PDT SAT MAY 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS
6 TO 8 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. OTHERWISE NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20
KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGEST NW OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 8 FT
DOMINANT PERIOD 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STRONGEST NW
OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD
11 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. STRONGEST NW OF
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8
SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 8 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE
EVENING. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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