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Gale Watch
Issued: 8:16 PM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO
NOON PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
combined seas 7 to 11 ft possible when conditions are worst.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM and East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt.
Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM Friday to noon
PDT Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday afternoon
through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Potentially strong winds may create dangerous sea
conditions which could capsize or damage small and large
vessels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible
hazardous conditions.  Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter
course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and combined
seas.

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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:16 PM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO
NOON PDT SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and
combined seas 7 to 11 ft possible when conditions are worst.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
NM and East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt.
Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island.

* WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM Friday to noon
PDT Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday afternoon
through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Potentially strong winds may create dangerous sea
conditions which could capsize or damage small and large
vessels.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
for more.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible
hazardous conditions.  Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter
course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and combined
seas.

&&

Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:11 PM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Interior Mountains of Santa Barbara County in southwestern
California...
Northwestern Ventura County in southwestern California...

* Until 415 PM PDT.

* At 111 PM PDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
0.5 and 1 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate
is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rose Valley, Lockwood Valley, Reyes Peak, Highway 33, and Old Man
Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.

&&


FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.5-1 INCH IN 1 HOUR

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