Warning Description: High Surf Advisory

Warning Date: 3:50 am PST on January 27, 2012

WarningSum:...High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until 2 Am Pst Saturday...

Warning Message:A high surf advisory remains in effect until 2 am PST Saturday. 
* Waves and surf: 4 to 6 feet with breakers from 7 to 10 feet on
  exposed west facing beaches today.
* Tides: high tide today will be 4.5 feet at 1115 am. Low tide
  will be 0.6 feet at 530 PM.
* Timing: through 2 am Saturday morning.
* Impacts: dangerous rip currents. Larger waves will run well up
  beaches during times of high tide and may wash into beach
  parking lots. Entering and exiting Anaheim Bay and Dana Point
  Harbor may be hazardous due to waves washing over the jetties.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area...producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.
WarningDesc:High Wind Warning

WarningDate:2:02 am PST on January 27, 2012

WarningSum:...High Wind Warning In Effect From 6 Am This Morning To 3 Pm Pst
Saturday...

Warning Message:The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a High Wind
Warning...which is in effect from 6 am this morning to 3 PM PST
Saturday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. The high wind
watch is no longer in effect. 
* Timing: areas of strong gusty northeast winds this morning into
  Saturday afternoon. Winds are expected to peak this morning and
  again Saturday morning.
* Winds: areas of northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 65
  mph through and below passes and canyons and near coastal
  foothills. Strongest winds will be through and below the favored
  passes and canyons...including the Cajon and Banning passes in
  the inland Empire and the Fremont...Modjeska...Santa Ana...and
  Santiago canyons in Orange County.
* Impacts: strong winds will make driving difficult...especially
  for motorists with high profile vehicles. Freeways most likely
  to be impacted by strong winds include interstates 10 and 15...
  and highways 60...91...and 55. Watch for downed trees and power
  lines.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts
of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.
WarningDesc:Fire Weather Warning

WarningDate:10:36 am PST on January 27, 2012

WarningSum:...Red Flag Warning In Effect From 2 Am To 6 Pm Pst Saturday For
Strong Gusty Winds And Low Humidities...

Warning Message:The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued a red flag
warning for strong gusty winds and low humidities...which is in
effect from 2 am to 6 PM PST Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is
no longer in effect. 
* Winds...northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph. Gusts to
  65 mph are possible in the favored locations.
* Relative humidity...lowest daytime around 5 percent with poor 
  overnight recovery.
* Timing...northeast winds are increasing this morning and will
  continue at times through Saturday afternoon. Lowest humidities
  are expected Saturday.
* Outlook...the winds will weaken rapidly Saturday evening...but 
  poor humidity recovery is expected Saturday night with very 
  dry conditions continuing into Sunday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will
create explosive fire growth potential.
        

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FXUS66 KSGX 271846
AFDSGX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1045 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST BY THE AFTERNOON. DRY AND 
WARM THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS...MAINLY IN 
AND BELOW THE CANYONS AND PASSES. A LITTLE COOLER...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
THE COAST WITH WEAKER WINDS FOR SUNDAY. CONTINUED FAIR AND COOLER 
FOR MONDAY...THEN GRADUALLY WARMER AND DRY FOR THE MIDDLE AND LATTER 
PART OF NEXT WEEK. 
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY WILL 
WEAKEN LATE SATURDAY. A NORTH FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT WITH 
STRONG GUSTY NORTH WINDS IN FAVORED NORTH FLOW AREAS IN VENTURA AND 
LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. THE PATTERN IS ALREADY SHIFTING TOWARD MORE OF 
A NE FLOW AND THE OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE INCREASED...WITH 
-10.6 MB SAN-TPH . SOME OF THE FAVORED LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY 
EXPERIENCED STRONG WIND GUSTS...WITH FREMONT CANYON REPORTING A PEAK 
GUST TO 61 MPH. LOCATIONS BELOW THE CAJON PASS HAVE REPORTED WIND 
GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH WHILE PORTIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
MTNS ARE REPORTING GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. AS THE EVENT 
PROGRESSES AND OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASE...GUSTS TO 65 
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS 
AND NEAR THE COASTAL FOOTHILLS IN ORANGE...SAN BERNARDINO...AND 
RIVERSIDE COUNTIES...AND 55 MPH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. A COASTAL EDDY 
DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING WITH STRATUS SPREADING NORTHWARD OVER 
THE INLAND COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING LOCALLY INLAND IN A FEW 
LOCATIONS. IT BROUGHT VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE OR LESS TO A FEW 
LOCATIONS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY THIS MORNING. THE OFFSHORE FLOW 
HAS ALREADY PUSHED THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG OFF THE COAST AND WILL 
LIKELY KEEP THEM FROM RETURNING. THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT NEAR THE 
CALIFORNIA COAST AND THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING FAIR AND WARM 
CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY. CONTINUED FAIR WITH MINOR COOLING 
RETURNING TO THE COAST SUNDAY AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND TO THE NORTH WILL BRING MORE 
COOLING AND ONSHORE FLOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY. FOR THE MIDDLE AND 
LATTER PARTS OF THE WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING OVER THE 
WEST COAST WILL BRING WARMING AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE 
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW AND 
NORTHEAST WINDS AT TIMES.
&&
.AVIATION...
271700Z...MAIN AVIATION WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH FOR NEXT 33 HOURS... 
THROUGH 29/0200 UTC...WILL BE STG/SVR UDDFS/LLWS WITH WINDS IN THE 
1000-6000 FT MSL NE-E 25-50KT AND SFC WIND GUSTS +50 KT THROUGH AND 
W/SW OF MTN GAPS. STILL HAVE 2-3SM IN HAZE BELOW 700 FT ALONG THE 
IMMEDIATE COAST UNTIL 27/1800 UTC...THE EDGE OF OVERCAST LOW 
STRATUS/FOG LIFR CONDITIONS HAS MOVED 20SM OFFSHORE AND LIKELY TO 
PUSH EVEN FURTHER WEST WITH SKC AND VSBY UNRESTRICTED BY 28/0200 
UTC. 
  
&&
.MARINE...
BUOY OBSERVATIONS OVER INNER WATERS INDICATE THE SWELL HAS PEAKED AT 
6 FT. OVER OUTER WATERS COMBINED SEA HEIGHTS ALREADY STARTING TO 
FALL...BUT STILL ABOVE 10 FT. SURF CAMS THIS MORNING SHOWING 
INFREQUENT +7 FT SETS ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF NORTHERN 
ORANGE AND SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTIES. MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER HIGH 
SURF ADVISORY LATE THIS EVENING...AFTER THE LOW TIDE...AND IF SWELL 
OVER INNER WATERS DROP BELOW 5 FT. THE SMALL CRAFT FOR HAZARDOUS 
SEAS ENDING AT 2 PM OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS STILL LOOKS GOOD. 
HAVE ISSUED A NEW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS 
GUSTING +25 KT THIS EVENING THROUGH 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE 
INNER AND OUTER COASTAL WATERS...MAINLY NORTH OF LINE FROM OCEANSIDE 
HARBOR TO THE SOUTHERN END OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND. NORMALLY 
SHELTERED ANCHORAGES ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND WILL BE 
EXPOSED AND LIKELY TO HAVE WIND WAVES 3 FT OR HIGHER.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF 
THE INLAND EMPIRE AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN 
SOMEWHAT DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN STRENGTHEN AND BECOME MORE 
WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 60 MPH IN THE 
WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...MAINLY BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND IN THE SANTA 
ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL PEAK SATURDAY MORNING IN THE 
NORTHERN AREAS...AND LATE SATURDAY MORNING IN THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN 
DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...BEFORE RAPIDLY WEAKENING LATE SATURDAY 
AFTERNOON.
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL FALL INTO MODERATE AND POOR RANGES 
TONIGHT...WITH DAYTIME HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE 
DIGITS AND LOW TEENS ON SATURDAY. WHILE WINDS DECREASE SUBSTANTIALLY 
BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HUMIDITY RECOVERY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL 
BE POOR...AND DAYTIME HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN THE 
SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS. THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND 
GUSTY WINDS WILL GENERATE NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS 
SATURDAY. 
RECENT RAINFALL AND THE IMPACT ON FUELS WILL BE A MITIGATING 
FACTOR...BUT DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...ANY LARGE 
FIRE STARTS COULD RESULT IN RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY 
     COASTAL AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO 
     COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY 
     VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND 
     FOOTHILLS.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY BELOW 4000 FEET 
     FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY 
     MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE SAN JACINTO RANGER DISTRICT OF THE 
     SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST...SAN BERNARDINO AND 
     RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN BERNARDINO 
     COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE MOUNTAIN TOP AND FRONT 
     COUNTRY RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL 
     FOREST...SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
     INLAND VALLEYS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE 
     PALOMAR AND DESCANSO RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE CLEVELAND 
     NATIONAL FOREST...SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE TRABUCO     
     RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE BEACHES IN   
     THE ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
     MOUNTAINS...SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE COACHELLA 
     VALLEY.
     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SAN DIEGO 
     COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8      
     AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO  
     THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30 NM...WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT  
     TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN   
     CLEMENTE ISLAND.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS 
     AFTERNOON FOR THE WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE 
     MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN 
     CLEMENTE ISLAND.
&&
$$
PUBLIC/FIRE WEATHER...PG
AVIATION/MARINE...BALFOUR

Expires:No;;937912
SXUS86 KSGX 271802
CGRSGX
COASTAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1000 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012
ID  /WX VSB   / WIND   / WAVE / SEA/ AIR/ PRESS/ REMARKS   STATION 
6L9  PCF2     / W07    / 1012 / 58 / 57 / 1017 /           HUNTINGTON BEACH
3L3  PCF2     / NW03   / 0308 / 56 / 58 /      / W/MX4     NEWPORT BEACH
L10  PC10     / WSW03  / 0312 / 58 / 60 / 1016 / WSW/MX4   SAN CLEMENTE BEACH
2L7  C10      / WSW01  / 0510 / 57 / 60 / 1017 / MX6       SOLANA BEACH
L58  PC10     / W04    / 0510 / 58 / 58 / 1016 /           MISSION BEACH

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SXUS86 KLOX 271830
CGRLOX
COASTAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1000 AM PST FRI JAN 27 2012
ID   WX VSB   WIND      WAVE   SEA  AIR  REMARKS    STATION NAME
P43  PC10   / W06     / 0614 / 56 / 63 / NW/MX8     VENTURA HARBOR
L79  PC10   / NE10G15 / 0410 / 56 / 67 / W/MX6      CHANNEL ISLANDS HBR
L27  PC10   / CALM    / FLAT / 58 / 63 /            AVALON HARBOR
L14  CYF01  / NE02    / 0215 / 55 / 60 / W/MX3      CABRILLO BEACH