Special Marine Warning for East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island; Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands
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- East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island, Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands
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What is happening
SMWLOX The National Weather Service in OXNARD has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island... Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands... * Until 1230 AM PDT. * At 1035 PM...
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SMWLOX The National Weather Service in OXNARD has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island... Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands... * Until 1230 AM PDT. * At 1035 PM PDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 7 nm east of Goleta Point to 7 nm southwest of Point Mugu, moving northeast at 30 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to nearly 50 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Point Mugu... Anacapa Island... and Rincon Point.
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Special Marine Warning issued October 21 at 10:36PM PDT until October 22 at 12:30AM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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