Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2009
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high wind watch at Oct 26, 2009, 7:23 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Oct 27, 2009, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
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- Issued
- Oct 26, 2009, 7:23 PM PDT (02:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2009, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2009, 3:50 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Los Angeles County, CA
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000 WWUS76 KLOX 270223 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTH WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY... ...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE...A VERY WINDY AND COOL PATTERN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN WILL SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES LATER TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS WARNED AREAS. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STRONG NORTHERLY JET STREAK OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND COLD AIR ALOFT TO HELP WITH SUBSIDENCE WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS AS THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS COULD BE UP TO 60 MPH. AS THE WIND EVENT DRAWS CLOSER...THE FOLLOWING SHIFT WILL POSSIBLY HAVE TO ADD WIND ADVISORIES FOR SEVERAL OTHER INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE COASTAL PLAIN OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE USUAL OFFSHORE WINDY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AND POSSIBLY THE WIND PRONE ADJACENT VALLEYS. CAZ039-271030- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0012.091027T1500Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1500Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ052-271030- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0012.091027T1500Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1500Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ053-054-271030- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0012.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF BLOWING ASH FROM THE RECENT BURN AREAS AS WELL WHICH COULD DROP VISIBILITIES DOWN TO BELOW ONE HALF MILE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ059-271030- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0012.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...5 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ051-271030- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS..WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ034-035-271030- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T1800Z-091028T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH... MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC... VANDENBERG 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAYS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS INCLUDING HEARST CASTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ088-271030- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAYS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ547-271030- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK... UNIVERSAL CITY 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY INCLUDING...CHATSWORTH...PORTER RANCH...NORTHRIDGE AND VAN NUYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ046-271030- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 723 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR ABOVE THE HILLS OF MALIBU.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KAPLAN/RAT/DG/TH
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS76 KLOX 271050 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTH WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY... ...STRONG WINDS FOR THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS... VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST THIS MORNING...THEN WILL SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES LATER IN THE MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF THE WARNING AREAS. BY THIS AFTERNOON...THE COMBINATION OF A VERY STRONG NORTHERLY JET STREAM OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND A GREAT DEAL OF COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL STRENGTHEN THE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...SANTA CLARITA AND THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE USUAL OFFSHORE WINDY LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AND POSSIBLY THE WIND PRONE ADJACENT VALLEYS. CAZ051-271900- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091028T0000Z-091028T1800Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TUESDAY THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ088-271900- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH LIKELY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ547-271900- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK... UNIVERSAL CITY 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED...AND DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY INCLUDING...CHATSWORTH...PORTER RANCH...NORTHRIDGE AND VAN NUYS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING ASH FROM THE RECENT STATION FIRE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ039-271900- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1500Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS LATER THIS MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ052-271900- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1500Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ053-054-271900- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF BLOWING ASH FROM THE RECENT BURN AREAS AS WELL WHICH COULD DROP VISIBILITIES DOWN TO BELOW ONE MILE IN SOME AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ059-271900- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0010.091027T1800Z-091028T1800Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING. THE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH LIKELY. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ034-035-271900- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T1800Z-091028T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0051.091027T1800Z-091028T1000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH... MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC... VANDENBERG 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS INCLUDING HEARST CASTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ046-271900- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0013.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0051.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD OCCUR ABOVE THE HILLS OF MALIBU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ037-271900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0051.091027T1800Z-091028T1000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ548-271900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0051.091027T2200Z-091028T1800Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA 350 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING ASH FROM THE RECENT STATION FIRE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MEIER/ASR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Oct 26, 2:00 PM PDT, 5 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 2:00 PM PDT, 5 hours 23 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 200 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM NEVADA ON TUESDAY BRINGING VERY CHILLY AND BLUSTERY WEATHER THIS WEEK. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WEEKEND CALLS FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...EXCEPT OVERNIGHT CLOUDS ALONG THE LOS ANGELES BEACHES...AND TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)...LATEST SURFACE GRADIENTS ARE TRENDING ONSHORE WHICH IS RESULTING IN A CONTINUED WEAKENING OF THE NORTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE OFFSHORE FLOW DID ALLOW FOR SOME NICE TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS WITH MOST AREAS EASILY INTO THE 80S. FORECAST WISE...THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL STRONG NORTHERLY WIND EVENT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AS ALLUDED TO IN THE MORNING DISCUSSION...THE NAM IS MUCH STRONGER THAN THE GFS WITH REGARD TO THE WIND EVENT...BUT THE GFS DOES APPEAR STRONGER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. SO...CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER IN A STRONG NORTHERLY WIND EVENT FOR THE AREA AND WILL SKEW THE FORECAST GREATLY TOWARDS THE NAM SOLUTION. WITH THAT SAID...THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER TUESDAY THRU WEDNESDAY. A POTENT 160+ KT JET WILL BE OVER THE AREA ALONG WITH GREAT WIND SUPPORT AT MID-LEVELS. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE WARNING-LEVEL WINDS (GUSTS TO 70 MPH) ARE LIKELY ACROSS ZONES 39/52/53/54/59 STARTING TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST NORTH WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...RATHER STRONG ADVISORY-LEVEL WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST AND THE VALLEYS OF VTU/LAX COUNTIES. WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE...WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ZONES 39/52/53/54/59 FROM TUESDAY MORNING THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE NORTH WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH NOTICEABLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE FLOW TURNING TO NORTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TEMP WISE...THIS NORTHERLY WIND EVENT WILL BRING IN PLENTY OF COLD AIR...SO TEMPS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. ON THURSDAY...TEMPS SHOULD BEGIN TO REBOUND AS COLD AIR ADVECTION DECREASES DUE TO WEAKER NORTHEAST FLOW. AS FOR CLOUDS...THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT WILL BRING IN SOME SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS...BUT NOTHING TOO OPAQUE. AS FOR MARINE LAYER...WILL EXPECT SOME STRATUS TONIGHT OVER THE CENTRAL COAST AND SALINAS RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS THE LAX COUNTY COAST. HOWEVER FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...EXPECT NO STRATUS AS THE COLD AIR MIXES OUT THE INVERSION. .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...FOR EXTENDED...THE MODELS ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. AT UPPER LEVELS...A RATHER FLAT RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA. NEAR THE SURFACE...A GENERAL WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN IS FORECAST. END RESULT WILL BE A RATHER BLAND EXTENDED FORECAST. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THE PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME NIGHT/MORNING STRATUS AND FOG ALONG THE LAX/VTU COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN. AS FOR TEMPS...WILL EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WITH MOST AREAS AROUND SEASONAL NORMS THIS WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...26/1940Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...HOWEVER CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE LATE TONIGHT WHEN MARINE CLOUDS MAY INTRUDE INTO THE CENTRAL COAST AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST BEFORE CLEARING BEFORE MID MORNING TUESDAY. A COASTAL EDDY MAY RESULT IN A GRADUAL LIFTING OF THE MARINE LAYER WITH CEILINGS STARTING OUT IN THE IFR CATEGORY AND LIFTING TO THE MVFR CATEGORY. OVERALL...THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST. TUESDAY WILL ALSO BE A VERY WINDY DAY WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR TURBULENCE AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. KLAX...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING...FOLLOWED BY A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST REGARDING THE RETURN OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WITH IFR CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO MVFR CONDITIONS DURING THE NIGHT DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF A COASTAL EDDY. MARINE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR BY MID MORNING. THE REST OF THE DAY WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE TURBULENCE AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. KBUR...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF MARINE CLOUD INTRUSION LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT TAF. TUESDAY WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY CLEAR SKIES AND WINDY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH POSSIBLE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. THIS IS A FAIRLY LOW CONFIDENCE TAF. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT (SEE LAXSRFLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...THOMPSON AVIATION...SWEET SYNOPSIS...SETO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 2:45 PM PDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 245 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-271300- 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- 245 PM PDT MON OCT 26 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH GALE FORCE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTH WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS WHERE GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA...CREATING HIGH SEAS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE SWELL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. * HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WATCH...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 7:23 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 38 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:50 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, Santa Barbara | 23 hr |
| Oct 27, 4:01 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 10 hr | |
| Oct 27, 1:41 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | Los Angeles | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.