Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 31, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2011, 1:42 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Apr 7, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2011, 1:42 PM PDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2011, 6:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 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 20:44 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 12:00Z, 8.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
322 WWUS76 KLOX 062042 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 142 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ059-070500- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 142 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK WINDS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR LAKE PALMDALE. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVELLING DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. 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. && $$ CAZ054-070500- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 142 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK WINDS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVELLING DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GOMBERG
5 follow-up statements
891 WWUS76 KLOX 070458 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 958 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ059-071300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 958 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE PALMDALE. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. 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. && $$ CAZ054-071300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 958 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT FOR DRIVERS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HALL
514 WWUS76 KLOX 071042 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH IN COASTAL AREAS...AND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. CAZ034-035-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ 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 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101...AND STATE ROUTE 246. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ036-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 154 AND 246. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR VALLEY AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ039-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ040-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ041-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- INCLUDING...MALIBU...SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD... LONG BEACH 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON MANY AREA FREEWAYS...ESPECIALLY ONES NEAR THE COAST SUCH AS THE 405...105...10 AND 110 FREEWAYS...AS WELL AS PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ044-045-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON THE 23...101 AND 118 FREEWAYS...AND HIGHWAY 126. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR VALLEY AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ046-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING...TOPANGA 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON CANYON ROADS SUCH AS KANAN DUME ROAD AND MALIBU CANYON ROAD. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ087-071300- /O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ CATALINA ISLAND- INCLUDING...AVALON 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ053-071300- /O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 33. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ059-071300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE PALMDALE. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR DESERT AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ054-071300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND INTERSTATE 5. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DB
064 WWUS76 KLOX 071233 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH IN COASTAL AREAS... AND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. CAZ059-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE PALMDALE. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR DESERT AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ054-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND INTERSTATE 5. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ034-035-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101...AND STATE ROUTE 246. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ036-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 154 AND 246. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR VALLEY AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ039-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ040-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ041-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- INCLUDING...MALIBU...SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD... LONG BEACH 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON MANY AREA FREEWAYS... ESPECIALLY ONES NEAR THE COAST SUCH AS THE 405...105...10 AND 110 FREEWAYS...AS WELL AS PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ044-045-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON THE 23...101 AND 118 FREEWAYS...AND HIGHWAY 126. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR VALLEY AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ046-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING...TOPANGA 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON CANYON ROADS SUCH AS KANAN DUME ROAD AND MALIBU CANYON ROAD. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ053-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1300Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 33. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ087-071900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ CATALINA ISLAND- INCLUDING...AVALON 533 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ BRUNO/CK
678 WWUS76 KLOX 071851 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH IN COASTAL AREAS... AND 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. CAZ059-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE PALMDALE. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR DESERT AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ054-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 14 AND INTERSTATE 5. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ034-035-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ 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 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...STRONGEST ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101...AND STATE ROUTE 246. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ036-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 154 AND 246. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR VALLEY AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ039-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ040-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY COAST- INCLUDING...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...STRONGEST ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 101. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ041-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- INCLUDING...MALIBU...SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD... LONG BEACH 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...STRONGEST ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON MANY AREA FREEWAYS... ESPECIALLY ONES NEAR THE COAST SUCH AS THE 405...105...10 AND 110 FREEWAYS...AS WELL AS PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS 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. && $$ CAZ044-045-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON THE 23...101 AND 118 FREEWAYS...AND HIGHWAY 126. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR VALLEY AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ046-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING...TOPANGA 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON CANYON ROADS SUCH AS KANAN DUME ROAD AND MALIBU CANYON ROAD. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ087-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.110407T1900Z-110408T0500Z/ CATALINA ISLAND- INCLUDING...AVALON 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ053-080500- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS 1151 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 33. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GOMBERG/BRUNO
304 WWUS76 KLOX 080500 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1000 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 CAZ059-080600- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1000 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ALLOWED A WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND ONLY LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ053-054-080600- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1000 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ALLOWED A WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND ONLY LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ034>036-039>041-087-080600- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- CATALINA ISLAND- INCLUDING...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ... SOLVANG...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA...VENTURA... OXNARD...CAMARILLO...MALIBU...SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS... HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH...AVALON 1000 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ALLOWED A WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ044>046-080600- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110408T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA 1000 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ALLOWED A WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND ONLY LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ 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 Apr 6, 12:15 PM PDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 12:15 PM PDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1215 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SYNOPSIS... IT WILL BE COOL AND CLOUDY TODAY WITH ONSHORE BREEZES. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY AND WILL BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...WINDY CONDITIONS...A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA. THE STORM SHOULD VACATE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DRYING AND WARMING TREND WILL LAST THROUGH TUESDAY. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SAT)...PLENTY OF MID AND HI LEVEL CLOUDS FROM A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL LOW WELL S OF THE AREA LINGERED OVER VTU/L.A. COUNTIES THIS MORNING. THERE WERE ALSO AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL COAST AND IN THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...WITH PATCHY LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE BEACHES OF L.A. COUNTY. THE LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OFF THE COAST BY MIDDAY...WITH THE MID AND HI CLOUDS PERSISTING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING E OF THE REGION BY LATE TODAY. TEMPS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE COOLER AND CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROF THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE PAC NW BY LATE TODAY IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN AND MOVE S ALONG THE W COAST THRU THU. A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW AT THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROF WILL MOVE FURTHER S AND INTO SRN CA LATER THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE UPPER LOW WILL LINGER OVER SRN CA FRI NIGHT THEN MOVE E OF THE REGION ON SAT. THE UPPER TROF WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT THRU THE FORECAST AREA ON THU ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND MTN SNOW SHOWERS. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING SHARPLY INCREASING W TO SW WINDS TO THE L.A./VTU MTNS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY THU AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WHERE WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. GUSTY NW TO W WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT COASTAL AND SOME VALLEY AREAS BY THU AFTERNOON. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO SRN CA THU NIGHT AND FRI...INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL MOVE IN AS 500 MB TEMPS PLUMMET TO AROUND -33 DEG C ON FRI. ALTHO MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATER THU NIGHT THRU FRI NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. SMALL HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THE SYSTEM THRU FRI NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS PERHAPS 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH WHERE ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR. OTHERWISE MOST OF THE REGION SHOULD SEE GENERALLY 0.15 INCH OR LESS. THIS UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM IS ALSO EXPECTED DROP SNOW LEVELS SIGNIFICANTLY...DOWN TO AS LOW AS 2000 FT BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IT APPEARS SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 5 OVER NW L.A. COUNTY AND OVER THE GRAPEVINE...AND ALSO HIGHWAY 14 THRU SOLEDAD CANYON LATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI MORNING WITH LOCAL MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THERE MAY BE A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS OVER L.A. COUNTY SAT MORNING... OTHERWISE DRY WEATHER WITH DECREASING CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON SAT AS THE UPPER TROF MOVES AWAY. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL SIGNIFICANTLY TO 5-10 DEG BELOW NORMAL ON THU...AND TO ABOUT 10-15 DEG BELOW NORMAL FRI. TEMPS WILL WARM SOME ON SAT BUT STILL REMAIN SEVERAL DEG BELOW NORMAL IN ALL AREAS. ***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION*** .LONG TERM (SUN-TUE)... GFS AND EC AGREE THAT A FAST MOVING RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND WILL PROVIDE FOR A NICE WARM UP OVER ALL AREAS WITH...AT WORST...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THE RIDGE IS QUICKLY REPLACED BY A WEAK TROF MONDAY THAT SHOULD LAST INTO TUESDAY. NO MOISTURE OR STORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM SO LOOK FOR A SLIGHT COOL DOWN RELATIVE TO SUNDAY AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. && .AVIATION...05/1800Z. A MIXED MISH-MASH OF SCT AND BKN CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE A DEEP MARINE LAYER OF 3 TO 4 KFT FINALLY SURGES INLAND SOMETIME THIS EVENING OR LATER TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THERE IS VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE CEILING FORECAST...OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE CEILINGS WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE HIGH SIDE WITH MVFR TO VFR CEILINGS DUE TO THE DEPTH OF THE MARINE LAYER. KLAX...LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF. KBUR...LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX). GALE WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...SIRARD/RORKE AVIATION...SWEET SYNOPSIS...B WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 6:00 AM PDT, 7 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-071300- 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 PDT WED APR 6 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY BEACHGOERS WILL FACE HIGH SURF TODAY NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION WHILE MARINERS HEADING TO THE OUTER WATERS WILL ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS GALE FORCE WINDS. * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THERE WILL BE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL CREATE MANY DRIVING HAZARDS AS WILL GUSTY WINDS. HIGH SURF NORTH OR POINT CONCEPTION WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THE SURF ZONE HAZARDOUS. * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RORKE
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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 12:32 PM PDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1232 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-071330- 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- 1232 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...COLD STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT... AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST...BRINGING AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE INITIAL COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY...WITH THE BEST THREAT NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION AND ACROSS THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS ON THURSDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...WITH SNOW LEVELS GENERALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. THIS INITIAL FRONT WILL BRING A SHARP COOLING TREND WITH GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...WHERE A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. AS THE COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIGS SOUTHWARD ACROSS CALIFORNIA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES COLDER AND MORE UNSTABLE...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE CONVECTIVE IN NATURE...WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE GREATEST THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...SHIFTING SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WOULD BE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY EVENING...WITH AN EVEN HIGHER PROBABILITY LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WHEN SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AS LOW AS 2000 FEET. SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS COULD BRING THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THESE AREAS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. DUE TO THE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE. HOWEVER...MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF AN INCH...EXCEPT LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER ONE HALF INCH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. ON FRIDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL...WITH POTENTIAL FROST CONCERNS FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS COLDEST INTERIOR VALLEYS. MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE AND HIGHWAY 14...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...COLD TEMPERATURES...AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. GOMBERG
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