Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2011, 6:25 PM PST for Santa Barbara County, California. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2011, 6:25 PM PST (02:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2011, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Santa Barbara County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
484 WWUS76 KLOX 020225 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 625 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... .SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM THAT IS MOVING INTO SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. CAZ034-035-021130- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.110102T0225Z-110102T2000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG 625 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...THEN PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...EXCEPT LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ037-021130- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.110102T0225Z-110102T2000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- INCLUDING...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO 625 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...THEN PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...EXCEPT LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ051-021130- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.110102T0225Z-110102T2000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 625 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...THEN PEAK LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ GOMBERG
4 follow-up statements
292 WWUS76 KLOX 021110 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 310 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... .A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MUCH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND NOON. CAZ036-022000- /O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2000Z/ SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 310 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ038-022000- /O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2000Z/ CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING...CUYAMA 310 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ034-035-022000- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG 310 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL BE LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ037-022000- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- INCLUDING...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO 310 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ051-022000- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2000Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 310 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH NOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BRUNO/ASR
591 WWUS76 KLOX 022001 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... .A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MUCH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...THEN DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ034-035-022300- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON..THEN DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ037-022300- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- INCLUDING...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ051-022300- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ036-022300- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ038-022300- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING...CUYAMA 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ GOMBERG
367 WWUS76 KLOX 022005 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES... .A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS TO MUCH OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON...THEN DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ039-022300- /O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON..THEN DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ034-035-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON..THEN DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ037-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- INCLUDING...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ051-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ036-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ038-022300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING...CUYAMA 1205 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WITH THE SOIL LOOSENED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS...TREES WILL BE MORE EASILY UPROOTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ GOMBERG
402 WWUS76 KLOX 022300 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 300 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 CAZ034>039-051-030000- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110102T2300Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ... SOLVANG...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA...SANTA BARBARA... MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 300 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ALLOWED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTS AND VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOCALIZED AND WILL NOT BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. $$ HALL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 1, 3:40 PM PST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 3:40 PM PST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 340 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 UPDATE FOR NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION .SYNOPSIS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY ADVANCE SOUTHWARD...BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE LOS ANGELES AREA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS LOW ELEVATION SNOW ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING RAIN TO THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-TUE)...THE INITIAL FRONTAL BAND STARTING TO ARRIVE ON THE CENTRAL COAST TODAY. MODELS IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT NOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND OFFERING SOMEWHAT HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL FORECAST. TIMING AND PRECIP AMOUNTS STILL NOT SUPER CONFIDENT IN HOWEVER. 12Z AND 18Z NAM, GFS, AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE ECMWF ALL SHOW RAIN INCREASING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS SLO COUNTY. MODEL PRECIP AMOUNTS APPEAR TO BE SLIGHTLY OVERDONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GFS SHOWING 3+ INCHES BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM IN NRN SLO COUNTY TONIGHT BUT WITH THE MODELS AGREEING ON THE POSITION OF THE LOW BEING ABOUT 300 MILES WEST OF MONTEREY, THIS PUTS THE CENTRAL COAST IN A FAVORABLE DIFFLUENT AREA WHICH NOT ONLY SHOULD HELP INTENSIFY RAINFALL RATES, BUT SHOULD ALSO INCREASE THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THERE AS WELL. SO THE LATEST FORECAST WILL INDICATE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPING THERE LATER TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE SLO COUNTY COASTAL HILLS. PWATS NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE, GENERALLY TOPPING OUT AT AN INCH OR LESS, BUT THE FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICS SHOULD ASSIST RAINFALL AMOUNTS THERE. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING ONSHORE OVER MONTEREY COUNTY WITH THE FRONTAL BAND MOVING SLOWLY EAST AND SOUTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. PRECIP SHOULD REACH WESTERN LA COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING AND SPREAD THROUGH THE COUNTY DURING THE DAY. AS THE FRONT TRAVERSES THE AREA, PRECIP MAY GET HEAVY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY OVER SRN SBA AND WESTERN VENTURA COUNTIES. THIS IS WHERE THE FORECAST GETS A LITTLE TRICKY. MODELS SHOW A DECENT NORTHEAST LOW LVL FLOW SETTING UP SUNDAY ACROSS LA/VENTURA COUNTIES WHICH TRADITIONALLY CHOPS PRECIP DOWN QUITE A BIT ON THE COASTAL SIDE OF THE MTN PEAKS. HOWEVER, THIS NORTHEAST FLOW IS CONFINED TO A PRETTY SHALLOW ZONE BELOW 900 MB, WITH THE WIND ABOVE VEERING QUICKLY TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. SO THIS IS A DIFFICULT FORECAST INDEED, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIP AMOUNTS EVEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SBA/VENTURA COUNTIES IN THE MORNING, THEN SPREADING INTO LA COUNTY BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL ESTIMATES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT NOW CALL FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ON AVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA, WITH THE HIGHER END TOTALS FALLING IN THE FOOTHILLS AND LOWER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW THROUGH SUNDAY, GENERALLY 3000 TO 4000 FEET. WENT AHEAD AND CONVERTED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE LA/VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. LEFT THE SBA MTNS AS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS MOST AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET SHOULD AVERAGE ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES, THOUGH THE HIGHEST PEAKS THERE COULD SEE UPWARDS OF 10-12 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY. IF THESE HIGHER PRECIP AMOUNTS COME TO FRUITION, HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE VENTURA AND LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS COULD SEE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW BY SUNDAY NIGHT. LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND PASSES THROUGH LA COUNTY, THE MOISTURE COMBINED WITH TRAPPED COLD AIR AND DECENT LOW LVL NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL LIKELY SET UP A GOOD SNOW EVENT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE EVEN DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY MONDAY MORNING AND FOR THIS REASON A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT AREA. RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND BECOME MUCH LESS WIDESPREAD, HOWEVER GIVEN THAT THE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO WOBBLE OVER OUR CWA INTO WEDNESDAY HARD TO RULE OUT SHOWERS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE, WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN LA COUNTY. WRAP AROUND NORTHEAST FLOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE AND ACCUMULATING LOW ELEVATION SNOW IS POSSIBLE EVEN INTO TUESDAY. .LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...LOOKS LIKE THE AREA SHOULD BE DRYING OUT BY MID WEEK, THOUGH THE LINGERING UPPER LOW MEANS THAT THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AT LEAST UNTIL ABOUT FRIDAY WHEN ALL MODELS INDICATE THE TROF FINALLY EXITING THE AREA. COOLER THAN NORMAL WEATHER EXPECTED WITH SOME WARMING EXPECTED HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...01/2330Z...GENERALLY HI CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT TAFS AT KPRB...KSBP...AND KSMX. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD AT THESE AIRFIELDS TONIGHT THRU SUN. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRFIELDS CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE AT BEST DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE TIMING OF LOWERING CONDITIONS TO MVFR WHICH MAY BE DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS ESPECIALLY FROM KOXR SOUTHWARD. FOR THE L.A. COUNTY TAF SITES DETERIORATING CONDITIONS MAY NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL SUN MORNING. THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE SPEED OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA EITHER LATER TONIGHT OR ON SUN. KLAX AND KBUR...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR THE CURRENT TAFS DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHEN MVFR CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN WITH A COLD FRONT. THESE CONDITIONS COULD ARRIVE LATER TONIGHT BUT THERE IS ALSO THE 40-50 PERCENT CHANCE THESE CONDITIONS MAY NOT ARRIVE UNTIL SUN MORNING OR EVEN EARLY SUN AFTERNOON. ONCE THE MVFR CONDITIONS MOVE IN THEY SHOULD PERSIST THRU THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX). WINTER STORM WATCH (SEE LAXWSWLOX). WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...WOFFORD AVIATION...SIRARD SYNOPSIS...BARTLING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 2:20 PM PST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 220 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-021400- 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- 220 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOW ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEEET...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 3000 FEET. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FLOOR AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BE TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY DURING THIS PERIOD. * WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX 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. WOFFORD
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Special weather statement, Jan 1, 3:19 PM PST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 319 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-021400- 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- 319 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...RAIN AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TONIGHT...THEN SPREADING INTO VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. OVERNIGHT...UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COASTAL HILLS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. ELSEWHERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH. AS THE FRONT SLIDES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ON AVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND LOWER MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MAJOR TRAVEL ROUTES WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE. OVERALL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND ELEVATIONS. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...THE SNOW LEVEL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 2500 FEET...RESULTING IN ACCUMULATING SNOW DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH SOLEDAD CANYON WILL LIKELY RECEIVE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW BY MONDAY MORNING. PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. WOFFORD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 6:47 PM PST | Gale Warning | LOX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 1, 6:47 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 32 hr | |
| Jan 2, 5:34 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 103 min |
| Jan 2, 7:24 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 10:02 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 13 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:57 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | LOX | 93 min | |
| Jan 2, 1:07 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 53 min |
| Jan 2, 1:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 19 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:05 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | LOX | San Luis Obispo | 55 min |
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