Special Marine Warning for Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands; Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands
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What you need to know
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- Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands, Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands
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What is happening
SMWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands... Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
SMWLOX The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Inner waters from Point Mugu to San Mateo Pt. CA including Santa Catalina and Anacapa Islands... Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands... * Until 315 AM PST. * At 119 AM PST, a area of thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts was over the Inner Waters from Point Mugu to Catalina Island. The thunderstorms were moving north around 10 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Two Harbors, Santa Barbara Island, Catalina Island, Rancho Palos Verdes, King Harbor, Redondo Beach Pier, Point Dume, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Avalon, Malibu, Los Angeles Harbor, North San Clemente Island and Point Mugu.
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Special Marine Warning issued November 13 at 1:19AM PST until November 13 at 3:15AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
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Source and limitations
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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