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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
627 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008
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EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU
INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
OUTER WATERS FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND TO
60 NM OFFSHORE INCLUDING SAN NICOLAS ISLAND-
627 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008
...EXPECT STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY....
A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS WILL
CAUSE GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTER WATERS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 35 KT WILL STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT. AREAS WEST OF A LINE FROM POINT ARGUELLO
TO SAN NICOLAS ISLAND COULD SEE LOCAL STORM FORCE GUSTS NEAR
50 KT FRIDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GALE FORCE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
A STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EAST SANTA
BARBARA CHANNEL FROM POINT CONCEPTION TO POINT MUGU INCLUDING THE
SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS FOR GUSTY NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. THE ADVISORY WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE SOME
LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION FRIDAY
EVENING.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE INNER WATERS
BETWEEN POINT MUGU AND SAN MATEO POINT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NW
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.
IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER
EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...
FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.
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