173 WHUS76 KLOX 071601 MWWLOX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 901 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2009 PZZ673-676-072230- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090509T0700Z/ 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- 901 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KT. 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. && $$ PZZ650-072230- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-090508T0700Z/ EAST SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL FROM PT. CONCEPTION TO PT. MUGU INCLUDING SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS- 901 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NORTH AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ670-072230- /O.EXT.KLOX.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090509T0700Z/ WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD 60 NM- 901 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH FRIDAY THEN DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT FRIDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ655-072230- /O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0226.000000T0000Z-090508T0400Z/ INNER WATERS FROM POINT MUGU TO SAN MATEO PT. CA INCLUDING SANTA CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS- 901 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS EXTENDED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$