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Coastal Flood Statement 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 15, 2009

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this coastal flood statement at Feb 15, 2009, 1:57 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2009, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2009, 1:57 PM PST (21:57 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2009, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 17, 2009, 12:00 AM PST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this coastal flood statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this coastal flood statement went out at Feb 15, 10:09 AM PST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 10:09 AM PST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 6:00 AM PST, 7 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-161400-
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-
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-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
600 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL COAST LATER THIS
MORNING AND THEN WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST...REACHING L.A. COUNTY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE A MULTITUDE OF HAZARDS
INCLUDING DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH...INTENSE RAINFALL CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY STRONG WIND
GUSTS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5500 FEET
HEAVY SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.

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

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MONDAY FINALLY EXITING LOS ANGELES COUNTY LATE IN THE EVENING. THIS
STORM WILL PRODUCE A MULTITUDE OF HAZARDS INCLUDING DANGEROUS WIND
GUSTS TO 65 MPH...INTENSE RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING...AND IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5500 FEET HEAVY SNOW WITH
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY WITH
SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 3500 FEET. HAZARD FREE WEATHER IS FORECAST
FROM WEDNESDAY INTO SATURDAY.

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

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RORKE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 15, 1:36 PM PST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA
136 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1214 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 SE PISMO BEACH        35.07N 120.58W
02/15/2009                   SAN LUIS OBISPO    CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN IN ARROYO GRANDE.

&&

HALL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 8:48 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX12 hr
Feb 15, 3:33 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara11 hr
Feb 15, 3:33 AM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXSanta Barbara34 hr
Feb 15, 4:43 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningLOX53 hr
Feb 15, 7:37 AM PSTMarine Weather StatementLOX36 hr
Feb 15, 1:57 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOX25 hr
Feb 15, 2:20 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara23 hr
Feb 15, 2:20 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles23 hr
Feb 15, 3:17 PM PSTFlash Flood WatchLOXLos Angeles27 hr

Nearby

Coastal Flood Statements in California, 2009Every coastal flood statement in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.