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Special Marine Warning issued October 21 at 6:16PM PDT until October 21 at 8:15PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
Special Marine Warning · Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM; East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island; Waters from Pt. Sal 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 and Santa Barbara Islands. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 22 October 2026 at 01:16 UTC
- First saved by us
- 22 October 2026 at 01:25 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 22 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Severe · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA · Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM; East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island; Waters from Pt. Sal 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 and Santa Barbara Islands
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 22 October 2026 at 03:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 22 October 2026 at 01:16 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 03:15 UTC
Archived official description
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... Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to 60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands... Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM... Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands... * Until 815 PM PDT. * At 615 PM PDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm southwest of Point Sal to 31 nm south of San Miguel Island, moving east at 10 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Boats could suffer significant structural damage in high winds. Small craft could capsize in suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Point Arguello... Point Conception... Point Sal... San Miguel Island... and Santa Rosa Island.
Instructions in this archived message
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 01:25 UTC
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Our first saved version of Special Marine Warning issued October 21 at 6:16PM PDT until October 21 at 8:15PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 01:16 UTC
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