Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS San Diego, CA

000 
WGUS76 KSGX 131024
FFSSGX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
224 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

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SAN DIEGO CA-
224 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM PST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL SAN DIEGO COUNTY...

AT 219 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT RAIN HAD ENDED OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN THAT FELL 
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 115 AM OVER THE POOMACHA BURN AREA LIKELY PRODUCED 
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND MUDSLIDES...AND THESE FLOOD WATERS ARE STILL 
MOVING DOWN THE STREAMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...
LONG CANYON...LION CREEK...AGUA TIBIA CREEK...MARION CANYON...FREY
CREEK...FRENCH CREEK...SAN LUIS REY RIVER...PAUMA CREEK...DOANE
CREEK...IRON SPRINGS CREEK...YUIMA CREEK...WEST FORK SAN LUIS REY
RIVER...POTRERO CREEK...CEDAR CREEK...HARRISON CANYON...KEYS CREEK...
PARADISE CREEK AND HELL CREEK.

THE TOWNS OF PAUMA VALLEY, RINCON AND LA JOLLA AMAGO, IN ADDITION TO
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUILDINGS LOCATED ALONG DRAINAGES WITHIN OR
BELOW ANY OF THE BURNED BASINS, CAN BE IMPACTED BY DEBRIS FLOWS.

DEBRIS FLOWS IN AREAS BURNED BY THE POOMACHA FIRE CAN IMPACT HIGHWAY
76 (ALSO KNOWN AS PALA ROAD), PARADISE CREEK ROAD, SOUTH GRADE ROAD,
AND ANY OTHER ROADS WITHIN THE BURNED AREA, PARTICULARLY WHERE THEY
CROSS BURNED DRAINAGES.

HIGHWAY 76 NORTH OF THE TOWN OF RINCON IS PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FLOOD AND DEBRIS FLOW AT CROSSINGS WITH AGUA TIBIA CREEK, FREY CREEK,
PAUMA CREEK, HARRISON CANYON AND SYCAMORE CANYON. HIGHWAY 76 EAST OF
THE INTERSECTION WITH SOUTH GRADE ROAD IS ALSO PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLOODS WHERE DRAINAGES CROSS THE
HIGHWAY.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3336 11706 3338 11703 3338 11689 3328 11681
      3324 11684 3323 11696 3326 11699

$$

BALFOUR

000 
WGUS76 KSGX 131108
FFSSGX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
308 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

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SAN DIEGO CA-
308 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL SAN
DIEGO COUNTY...

NO RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE THE HEAVY RAIN ENDED AT 115 AM. FLOOD 
WATERS CAUSED BY THOSE RAINS SHOULD HAVE TRAVELED DOWN THE STREAMS 
AND CREEKS BY NOW. 

ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR LATER THIS 
MORNING...AFTER 615 AM...WHEN ANOTHER BAND OF SHOWERS MOVES FROM 
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. 

LAT...LON 3336 11706 3338 11703 3338 11689 3328 11681
      3324 11684 3323 11696 3326 11699

$$

BALFOUR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
910 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING
PERIODS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO
SUNDAY BEFORE ENDING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER
THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN DIEGO...
ORANGE...SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO AND WEST RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO PRODUCE MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WITH
EMBEDDED RAIN SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
AFTERNOON. 12 HR RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM ONE HALF INCH OR LESS IN
THE COASTAL AREAS AND THE CENTRAL INLAND EMPIRE TO 2 TO 3 INCHES
ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MTNS.
GENERALLY...AMOUNTS DECREASED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. RAIN AND SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...FOLLOWED BY A POST-FRONTAL TROUGH.

THE JET CORE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SAN GABRIEL AND SAN BERNARDINO
MTNS LATER TONIGHT. THIS WILL REMAIN A VERY WARM SYSTEM AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET UNTIL AFTER THE POST-FRONTAL
TROUGH PASSES AND THE COLDEST AIR MOVES INTO SOCAL. AFTER
THAT...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET THROUGH 12Z
SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND EARLY
SUNDAY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND 6
TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000.

THE WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS WHERE A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED. IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG THE
COAST LINE WITH SOUTH WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM
MOVES TO THE EAST. POST FRONTAL INSTABILITY AND COLD CYCLONIC FLOW
ALOFT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER AND SCT-BKN
STRATOCU.

LONG RANGE OUTLOOK FOR NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
SOUTHWEST TUESDAY PUSHING THE STORM TRACK TO THE NORTH FOR A PERIOD
OF DRY...WARMER WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
130400Z...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LOW CIGS AND
OCCASIONAL LOW VIS TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. CIGS WILL BE RATHER
VARIABLE...GENERALLY RANGING FROM 500 TO 2000 FT MSL...WITH TERRAIN
OBSCURED. VIS WILL ALSO BE VARIABLE...GENERALLY BETWEEN 1 AND 5
MILES AT THE AIRPORTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH...AND MOST
COASTAL AIRPORTS WILL HAVE GUSTS AROUND OR SLIGHTLY OVER 25 KNOTS
FROM TIME TO TIME. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY EARLY SUNDAY WITH
GUSTS AROUND OR SLIGHTLY OVER 20 KNOTS...AND THE PRECIP WILL TAPER
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS...WITH CIGS GRADUALLY RISING TO 3000-4000 FT BY
18Z AND VIS MOSTLY 5+ MILES.

&&

.MARINE...
MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR...WITH WINDS
VARYING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KNOTS. SOME ROUGH SEAS WILL OCCUR FROM THE
WIND WAVES...THOUGH THE SWELL WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT.

&&

.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...SEE LAXWSWSGX.

WIND ADVISORY...SEE LAXNPWSGX.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH...SEE LAXFFASGX.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...SEE LAXMWWSGX

&&

PUBLIC...PG
AVIATION/MARINE...MAXWELL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
615 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

CAZ055-131200-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
615 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WINDS WITH RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 7000 FEET WITH UP TO
ONE FOOT ACCUMULATION ABOVE THAT LEVEL. LOCAL DENSE FOG AND BLOWING
SNOW. PERIODS OF MODERATE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE ROCK SLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND BELOW RECENTLY BURNED AREAS AS WELL AS ON STEEP
TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER
IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...
HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CAZ056-058-060-131200-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
615 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WINDS AND RAIN WILL INCREASE AS A STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE TODAY.
LOCAL DENSE FOG IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER
IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...
HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CAZ042-043-048-050-061-062-131200-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN
DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
615 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOCAL DENSE FOG IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER
IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...
HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

CAZ057-131200-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
615 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH
TONIGHT. LOCAL DENSE FOG IN THE MOUNTAINS.  PERIODS OF MODERATE
SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE ROCK SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND BELOW
RECENTLY BURNED AREAS AS WELL AS ON STEEP TERRAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SHOWERS AND WINDS DIMINISH SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER
IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...
HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

PG