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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

February 26, 2011Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this frost advisory at Feb 26, 2011, 3:06 AM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2011, 3:06 AM PST (11:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2011, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 27, 2011, 8:00 AM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Los Angeles County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2011-02-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2011-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1246 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

995 
WWUS76 KLOX 261106
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
306 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

.A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE EXITING STORM
SYSTEM TONIGHT. MANY LOCATIONS WILL DROP TO SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD
FROST WILL DEVELOP IN SEVERAL AREAS EARLY SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH MOST
AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY WIDESPREAD FROST...ONLY DESIGNATED
REGIONS THAT ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO SUCH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE
MENTIONED IN THE FROST ADVISORIES. AREAS SUCH AS THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY AND OTHER INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
COAST WILL NOT BE MENTIONED AS THESE REGIONS HAVE ALREADY HAD
SEVERAL HARD FREEZES.

CAZ039-261915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
306 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY.


* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 DEGREES
  IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ040-261915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
306 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 TO 32 DEGREES
  ACROSS THE WIND PROTECTED INTERIOR PORTION OF THE OXNARD PLAIN FOR
  AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-261915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY
306 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 DEGREES IN
  WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ088-261915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
306 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 28 TO 32 DEGREES IN
  WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ547-548-261915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
306 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 DEGREES IN
  WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

KAPLAN/ASR
4 follow-up statements
867 
WWUS76 KLOX 261903
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1103 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

.A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE EXITING STORM
SYSTEM TONIGHT. MANY WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS WILL DROP TO
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ039-270600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
1103 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PETS
SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ040-270600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
1103 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 TO 32 
  DEGREES ACROSS THE WIND PROTECTED INTERIOR PORTION OF THE 
  OXNARD PLAIN FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PETS
SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-270600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY
1103 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PETS
SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ088-270600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
1103 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 28 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PETS
SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ547-548-270600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
1103 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PETS
SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

WOFFORD
957 
WWUS76 KLOX 270453
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SUNDAY...

.A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE EXITING STORM
SYSTEM TONIGHT. MANY WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS WILL DROP TO
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SUNDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD UPPER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVING EAST.

CAZ053-054-271300-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0018.110227T0453Z-110227T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH...STRONGEST NEAR I5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: THE COMINBATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL
  MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ052-271300-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0018.110227T0453Z-110227T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: THE COMINBATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL
  MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-271300-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ040-271300-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 TO 32 
  DEGREES ACROSS THE WIND PROTECTED INTERIOR PORTION OF THE 
  OXNARD PLAIN FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-271300-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 DEGREES
  IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING. ISOLATED READINGS INTO THE MID 20S WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
  THE OJAI VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ088-271300-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 28 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ547-548-271300-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.110227T1000Z-110227T1600Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
853 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

GOMBERG
346 
WWUS76 KLOX 271204
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
THROUGH MID MORNING...

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING...

.A VERY COLD AIR MASS IS SITTING ATOP OF THE AREA THIS MORNING.
MANY WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID MORNING. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE GUSTY
NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE MORNING.

CAZ039-271600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ040-271600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 30 TO 32 
  DEGREES ACROSS THE WIND PROTECTED INTERIOR PORTION OF THE 
  OXNARD PLAIN FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-271600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. ISOLATED READINGS INTO THE MID 20S WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE IN THE OJAI VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ088-271600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 28 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ547-548-271600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 29 TO 32 
  DEGREES IN WIND PROTECTED AREAS FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.
PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS OR IN A BARN OVERNIGHT.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-271700-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH MID MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... 
  STRONGEST NEAR I5 CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS 
  WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY 
  MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ052-271700-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
404 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH MID MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... 
  STRONGEST THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. 

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS 
  WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY 
  MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$

ASR
894 
WWUS76 KLOX 271601
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011


CAZ039-271715-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING WITH AREAS OF
FROST AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ040-271715-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP THIS MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 32 AND 34 DEGREES WITH PATCHY FROST IN MANY AREAS AGAIN
LATER TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ044-045-271715-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING WITH AREAS OF FROST AGAIN LATER
TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ088-271715-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING WITH AREAS OF FROST
AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ547-548-271715-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110227T1600Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING WITH AREAS OF FROST
AGAIN LATER TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ053-054-271715-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH MID MORNING 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS 
  WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY 
  MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ052-271715-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110227T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
801 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH MID MORNING 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND ICY CONDITIONS 
  WILL MAKE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS MANY 
  MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WOFFORD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory 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 frost advisory went out at Feb 25, 9:35 PM PST, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 9:35 PM PST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
935 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

***UPDATE FOR NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION***

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE DOWN THE COAST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL
TURN TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. VERY COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING
VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS...WITH NEAR RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WARMING SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE LOW
DEPARTS. ANOTHER POSSIBILITY OF RAIN FOR THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-MON)...
FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE THIS EVENING WITH COLD FRONT JUST ABOUT TO
MOVE INTO WESTERN VENTURA COUNTY AFTER GIVING THE SBA SOUTH COAST A
GOOD SOAKING WITH ABOUT AN INCH FALL IN THE LAST 4 HOURS WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILL. ACROSS THE REST OF SLO AND
SBA COUNTIES ABOUT A HALF TO AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. SO
FAR HARDLY ANY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF L.A.
COUNTY AND A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF INCH HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE
WESTERN THIRD.

THE WINDS HAVE SETTLED DOWN ACROSS SBA AND SLO COUNTIES AND THE WIND
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN THE MTNS OF SBA/VTA/LA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE
VLY WHERE THE WINDS ARE COVERED BY A WINTER STORM WARING (MTNS) AND
A WIND ADVISORY (ANTELOPE VLY) THE SANTA MONICA RANGE IS ALSO UNDER
A WIND ADVISORY WHERE THE WINDS HAVE NOT COME UP YET...BUT THEY WILL
LIKELY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES.

SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WITH SNOW STICKING 5000 FT AND ABOVE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL
ON THE GRAPEVINE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

RADAR SHOWS THE COLD AIR TROF ABOUT 60 MILES BEHIND THE ACTUAL FRONT
DRAPED OVER THE LOWER THIRD OF SLO COUNTY. THE AIR BEHIND THIS TROF
IS MUCH DRIER AND COLDER THAN THE AIR OVER THE REST OF THE AREA.
THIS COLD AIR WILL DROP THE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO BETWEEN 500 AND 1000
FEET OVERNIGHT OVER SLO AND SBA COUNTIES AND 1500 TO 2000 FEET OVER
SOUTHERN VTA AND LA COUNTIES WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING ENOUGH TO
ALLOW SNOW TO FALL ALL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VLY BY DAYBREAK. SINCE
THE AIR IS SO MUCH DRIER WITH THE COLDER AIR THERE WILL NOT BE THAT
MUCH EXTRA PRECIP WITH THE LOW SNOW LEVELS. AS NOTED BY THE DAY
SHIFT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO SQUEEZE VERY MUCH SNOW OUT OF THE
SHOWERS THAT WILL FORM BEHIND THE FRONT AND WHILE MOST AREAS MAY
ONLY RECEIVE A DUSTING A FEW AREAS MAY WELL SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS
THE SLO INTERIOR VLY...CUYAMA VLY...ANTELOPE VLY AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SANTA MONICA RANGE AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
COVER THIS POSSIBILITY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAYBE A TICK HIGHER OVER VTA AND LA COUNTY AND
PERHAPS CLOSER TO THE INCH MARK. 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW LOOKS GOOD
ABOVE 5000 FEET.

LOOK FOR LOTS OF SHOWERS IN THE VERY COLD SLIGLTY UNSTABLE AIR
TOMORROW. SINCE THE WATERS WILL BE FAIRLY WARM IN COMPARISON TO THE
VERY COLD AIR ALOFT...SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
MOST NUMEROUS OVER THE WATERS. THESE SHOWERS AND TSTMS SHOULD BE
ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AS THEY MOVE ASHORE WITH SUCH STEEP LAPSE
RATES. THERE WILL LIKELY BE QUITE A FEW COLD AIR FUNNEL CLOUDS
TOMORROW ESP OVER THE WATERS. RAINFALL WITH THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY
WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE AND VERY VARIABLE.

FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION

SHOWER CHANCES WILL DWINDLE TO NEAR ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
AS THE UPPER LOW PASSES TO THE EAST AND DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW SETS
UP. GOOD CHANCE OF FROST ACROSS THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS SUNDAY
MORNING AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF THE COAST AS WELL. COLDER SPOTS
LIKE OJAI AND MALIBU CANYON WILL PROBABLY DROP TO AROUND 25, BUT THE
VAST MAJORITY WILL BE 28 OR HIGHER SO FROST ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED ACROSS THE LA/VTU VALLEYS.

COOL AND DRY SUNDAY WITH HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE 50S AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS. ABOUT 5 DEGREES OF WARMING MONDAY UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES.

.LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...A FEW MORE DEGREES OF WARMING TUESDAY. MODELS
CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A VERY WEAK MID-WEEK SYSTEM BUT STRUGGLING
WITH TIMING. 12Z GFS WAS A LITTLE FASTER TODAY AND BROUGHT VERY
LIGHT PRECIP AS FAR SOUTH AS LA COUNTY WED AFTERNOON. EC IS A LITTLE
SLOWER. NOT A BIG STORM BY ANY MEANS BUT WORTH OF LOW POPS WED/THU
WITH A SLIGHT COOLING TREND. DRY AND WARMER FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...26/0530Z...MODERATE CONFIDENCE OVERALL IN THE CURRENT
TAF PACKAGE. TIMING OF MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS MAY BE OFF SLIGHTLY
BUT THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT THE AIRFIELDS TONIGHT WITH
IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO GENERALLY VFR FROM LATE TONIGHT THRU SAT
EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. IN ADDITION...RAIN THIS EVENING
ESPECIALLY OVER VTU/L.A. COUNTIES WILL TURN TO SCATTERED SHOWERS
TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION
SAT. AT KLAX...GUSTY S WINDS WILL SWITCH TO NW BY 08Z THEN CONTINUE
GUSTY THRU SAT.

KLAX...MODERATE CONFIDENCE OVERALL IN THE CURRENT TAF DUE TO TIMING
ISSUES BETWEEN MVFR AND VFR CONDITIONS...ALTHO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL
BE LIKELY FOR AT LEAST THRU VERY EARLY SAT MORNING. GENERALLY HI
CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS ON SAT ALTHO OCCASIONAL MVFR CIGS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN ADDITION... THERE WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY S
WINDS THIS EVENING THEN SWITCH TO NW BY 08Z AND CONTINUE THRU SAT.

KBUR...MODERATE CONFIDENCE OVERALL IN THE CURRENT TAF DUE TO TIMING
ISSUES BETWEEN MVFR AND VFR CONDITIONS...ALTHO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL
BE LIKELY AT LEAST THRU 09Z. GENERALLY HI CONFIDENCE IN VFR
CONDITIONS ON SAT ALTHO OCCASIONAL MVFR CIGS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...WOFFORD/ASR
AVIATION...SIRARD
SYNOPSIS...WOFFORD

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 6:00 AM PST, 21 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-261400-
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 FRI FEB 25 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

A COLD WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...
BRINGING RAIN AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. RAIN
WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL COAST TODAY...THEN ACROSS VENTURA AND
LOS ANGELES COUNTY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL.

SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP FROM BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET TODAY...DOWN
TO BETWEEN 500 AND 1500 FEET LATE TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND EVEN LOWER
ELEVATION INLAND AREAS WILL LIKELY RECEIVE SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOWFALL. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

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

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

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW...RESULTING
IN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE AREA.

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

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

THOMPSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 6:40 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOXSanta Barbara2 hr
Feb 25, 6:47 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOXVentura4 hr
Feb 25, 8:42 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles4 hr
Feb 25, 10:53 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOXVentura3 hr
Feb 26, 12:38 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, Ventura4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.