LOX

NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard NWR programming information (LOX):

(e-mail from LOX National Weather Service office)

Our station ID reads as follows:

You are listening to NWR station (ID) operating on a frequency of 162.xx MHZ from (location).

We have four xmtrs:

ID                Frequency        Location
KWO37      162.55             Mt. Wilson (LA County)
KIH34         162.40             Santa Barbara
KIH31         162.55             Cuesta Peak (San Luis Obispo County)
WWW-62   162.475           Santa Barbara (Marine Radio)

Our forecast lead-in is... "The forecast for (zone forecast name) follows"

We broadcast the following zone forecasts on the following transmitters:

KWO37 includes
    Los Angeles County Deserts, Mountains, Valleys, Coasts and Downtown, as well as Catalina Island
KIH34 includes
    Santa Barbara County South Coast/Mountains/Cuyama Valley
KIH31 includes
    San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County Central Coast, San Luis Obispo County Mountains and Interior Valleys

WWW-62 includes (marine transmitter)
Coastal Waters Forecasts and buoy reports from the Oregon Coasts south to Mexican border

See below for the primary observation sites for each transmitter.

ID Frequency Location
KWO37 162.55 Mt. Wilson (LA County)
Downtown LA (USC), Torrance, Long Beach Airport, Santa Ana, Burbank, Van Nuys, Ontario, Newhall, Lancaster, Santa Barbara

KIH34 162.40 Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Oxnard, Camarillo, Point Mugu, LAX (Airport)

KIH31 162.55 Cuesta Peak (San Luis Obispo County)
San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Paso Robles, Bakersfield, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara

WWW-62 162.475 Santa Barbara (Marine Radio)
(Buoy Reports Only)
California Offshore, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Cape San Martin, Point Piedras Blancas, Morro Bay Harbor, Point San Luis, San Luis Harbor, Diablo Canyon, Point Sal, Point Arguello CMAN, Harvest, Point Arguello, West Santa Barbara Channel, Mid Santa Barbara Channel, Point Conception, Santa Monica Basin, Tanner Bank, Santa Monica Bay, Point Vicente, Sana Point, Oceanside

You are listening to NOAA Weather Radio station KWO-37, broadcasting on frequency of 1 6 2.55 megahertz. This station is operated by the National Weather Service in Oxnard California, and transmits from a tower on Mount Wilson.

Surf forecast for Southern California, valid (Date).
Santa Barbara South Coast, surf height xx to xx feet. Swell, xx at xx seconds.
Water temperature xx to xx degrees.
(repeat process for Ventura and Los Angeles Counties)
Remarks (if any)
Outlook for the next day.

The Forecast for the (location) follows.
Locations: Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County Valleys, Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range, Antelope Valley.

The extended forecast for the (location) follows.
Locations: Same as above.

At (time) Pacific Standard/Daylight Time, on (Day and date), these were the conditions around Southern California.

*Downtown Los Angeles (Sky condition, Temperature, humidity, wind, pressure).
*Los Angeles Airport (Sky condition, temperature, humidity, wind, pressure).
Torrance (Sky condition and temperature)
*Long Beach Airport (Sky condition, temperature, humidity, and wind)
Santa Ana (Sky condition and temperature)
*Burbank (Sky condition and temperature)
*Van Nuys (Sky condition, temperature and wind)
Ontario (sky condition and temperature)
Newhall (Temperature, humidity and wind)
Lancaster (Sky condition, temperature and wind)
Santa Barbara (Sky Condition and temperature)

* -- if all data is missing, the station will announce "The report from (Location) was not available".

The offshore forecast for (location) follows:
Locations: Point Arena to Point Conception out 60 to 250 nautical miles; Point Conception to Guadalupe Island out 60 to 250 nautical miles.

The marine forecast for the inner waters, from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border inside San Clemente Island, follows.

The coastal weather observations issued at XX AM/PM (Issued every 3 hours starting at 1 AM).
Locations: Morro Bay, El Capitan Beach, Santa Barbara Harbor, Channel Islands Harbor, Avalon Harbor, Zuma Beach, Marina Del Rey, Hermosa Beach, Cabrillo Beach.

Example: At Cabrillo Beach, sky was cloudy. Visibility was 10 miles, the wind was southeast, at 5 knots. Waves were 1 foot, at 14 seconds, with mixed sets to 3 feet.
Swell direction was from the west. Sea temperature was 59, air temperature was 61.

The Marine Synopsis Follows. (insert synopsis)
The marine forecast for the (location) follows:
Locations: East Santa Barbara Channel, Inner Waters Point Mugu to San Mateo Point, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Arguello and out 60 nautical miles, Point Arguello to Santa Cruz Island and out 60 nautical miles, outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island.

The automated coastal weather observations issued at XX AM/PM.
Locations: California Offshore Buoy, Cape San Martin Buoy, West Santa Barbara Channel Buoy, Mid Santa Barbara Channel Buoy, Point Conception,
Santa Monica Basin Buoy, San Nicolas Island, San Clemente Island at 900 feet, Tanner Bank Buoy, Point Vicente, and Scripps Pier.

Example: At California Offshore Buoy, the wind was north, at 20 knots, gusting to 26 knots.
waves were 9 feet, at 17 seconds. Sea temperature was 54, air temperature was 52.

Any weather watches, warnings, advisories, or statements follow the automated coastal weather obs.