Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Los Angeles, CA

SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1000 PM PST SAT JAN 8 2005

.SHORT TERM...STREAM OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO SW CA THIS
EVENING. MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDS WELL OFF THE COAST TO THE SW. LATEST
SAT PICS INDICATE A SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW WAS GETTING BETTER
ORGANIZED AND SHOULD MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT LATE TONIGHT AND SUN
MORNING. PLENTY OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FLOW
WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OVER AN INCH ALONG THE COAST...AND UP
TO 1.25 INCHES OFF THE COAST. THIS JUICY AIR WILL BRING RAIN...HEAVY
AT TIMES...TO THE DISTRICT THRU THE NIGHT AND FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
SUN. BOTH THE GFS AND ETA ARE SHOWING THE PLUME OF HI PWS TO LINGER
ALONG AND OFF SW CA CST THRU THE DAY SUN THEN SLOWLY SAG S SUN NITE
AND MON. WITH HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PCPN THRU SUN...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SMALL RIVERS AND
STREAMS. EVEN MAINSTEM RIVERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE INCLUDING
THE SANTA CLARA AND VENTURA RIVERS. FOR INFORMATION ON FLOOD WATCHES
AND AND FLOOD ADVISORIES PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCTS LAXFFALOX AND
LAXFLSLOX. THERE IS ALSO GUSTY SE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SW CA...AND
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SLO AND SBA COUNTIES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS STORM CHECK THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW...AND
VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES.

RESIDUAL MOISTURE OVER THE DISTRICT AND CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW WILL
KEEP THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST OVER MUCH OF THE DISTRICT
SUN NITE AND MON. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE LAST IN THIS LONG SERIES OF
WEATHER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE DISTRICT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MON
NITE AND TUESDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS WITH THIS SYSTEM TO
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE DISTRICT...BUT
SHOULD NOT BE AS MUCH RAIN AS THIS WEEKENDS SYSTEM.

.LONG TERM...LONG WAVE UPPER TROF THAT PARKED ITSELF OVER THE WESTERN
U.S. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS FORECAST TO FINALLY MOVE E OF THE
REGION LATER TUESDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
IT LOOKS LIKE DRY WEATHER AND MILDER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL TUE NITE
THRU THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE SHOULD EVEN BE SOME LOCAL NE CANYON
WINDS AT TIMES NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS DURING THE PERIOD.

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.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH (SEE LAXFFALOX).
FLOOD ADVISORY (SEE LAXFLSLOX)
WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX).

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SIRARD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
323 PM PST SAT JAN 8 2005

CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-091400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
323 PM PST SAT JAN 8 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS *

* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MOYER