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Wind Advisory 47, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 16, 2011Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at May 16, 2011, 2:11 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at May 16, 2011, 6:47 PM PDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2011, 2:11 PM PDT (21:11 UTC)
In effect from
May 16, 2011, 6:47 PM PDT
Expired
May 19, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
56 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 21:13 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

Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 89 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, Edwards AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2011-05-16Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Edwards AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2011-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -44 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1553 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 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.

439 
WWUS76 KLOX 162111
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
211 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED...

.A STRONG LATE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...IT WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...THROUGH TUESDAY. 

AT THE PEAK OF THE EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

CAZ051-052-170600-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0600Z-110517T1600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
211 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-170600-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0900Z-110517T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
211 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH SOME
  SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ059-170600-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T1800Z-110518T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
211 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR
  THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-170600-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0900Z-110518T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
211 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH SOME
  SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

&&

$$

RAT
9 follow-up statements
568 
WWUS76 KLOX 170147
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011


CAZ034-171000-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0147Z-110517T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND
  DIMINISH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ035-171000-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0147Z-110517T1200Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND
  DIMINISH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ051-052-171000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0600Z-110517T1600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-171000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0900Z-110517T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-171000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T0900Z-110518T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ059-171000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T1800Z-110518T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
647 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY 
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
  NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$
872 
WWUS76 KLOX 170959
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
259 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

CAZ034-035-171100-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110517T1200Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG
259 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE NO LONGER FORECAST TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

CAZ051-052-171600-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110517T1600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
259 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

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

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MID MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-171800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110517T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
259 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ059-171800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T1800Z-110518T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
259 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
  NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-171800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110518T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
259 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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
026 
WWUS76 KLOX 171557
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
857 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

CAZ051-052-171700-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110517T1600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
857 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS
ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT.

HOWEVER...ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED.

$$

CAZ059-180000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110517T1800Z-110518T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
857 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
  NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-172200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110517T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
857 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  MID AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-180000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110518T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
857 AM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

SIRARD
648 
WWUS76 KLOX 172150
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
250 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

CAZ053-172300-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110517T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
250 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. AS
A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 PM PDT.

HOWEVER...WINDS MAY INCREASE BY LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
THE POSSIBILITY ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.

$$

CAZ059-180600-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
250 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DECREASE
  IN THE WINDS TONIGHT BUT SHOULD INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS
  AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL
  BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-180600-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
250 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SWITCH TO WEST TO NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT DECREASE
  IN THE WINDS TONIGHT BUT SHOULD INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS
  AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS LATER WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE THROUGH THE INTERSTATE
  5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

SIRARD
127 
WWUS76 KLOX 180611
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1111 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES MOUNTAINS AND
DESERT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT ACROSS OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT SHOULD RELAX BETWEEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

CAZ059-181415-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
1111 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE
  TONIGHT BUT SHOULD INCREASE TO AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-181415-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1111 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY
  LATE TONIGHT BUT SHOULD INCREASE TO AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE
  WINDS WILL SWITCH TO WEST TO NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
  THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

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
914 
WWUS76 KLOX 181109
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE
THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS
THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES
WITH THE ADJACENT SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ053-181915-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS
  MORNING BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH SOME
  SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-181915-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T1900Z-110519T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO...MALIBU...
SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 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 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WEST WINDS WILL STRENGHTN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE COAST. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY...HIGHWAY
  101 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 405 IN LOS ANGELES
  COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-181915-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T2200Z-110519T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS
  AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO THE
  NORTH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL PASSES AND CANYONS...AND
  TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES FOR TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAYS 1...101 AND 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ046-181915-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T1900Z-110519T0400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 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 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ABOVE THE
  HILLS OF MALIBU THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TOPANGA...MALIBU...KANAN AND DECKER
  CANYONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ087-181915-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T1900Z-110519T0400Z/
CATALINA ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AVALON
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 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 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ON THE WESTERN
  SIDE OF SANTA CATALINA AND THE AIRPORT. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-181915-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY
  THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD INCREASE TO AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE
  WINDS WILL SWITCH TO WEST TO NORTHWEST IN THE WAKE OF THE
  PASSING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  OCCUR THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE WINDS COULD COMBINE 
  WITH SOME SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ059-181915-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
409 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY DECREASE SLIGHTLY THIS
  MORNING BUT SHOULD INCREASE AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST TO
  NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN
  THE FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  THEN DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

31
322 
WWUS76 KLOX 181857
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THIS WOULD INCLUDE
THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL
AS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES WITH THE ADJACENT SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ059-190400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE
  FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ040-041-190400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T1900Z-110519T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO...MALIBU...
SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR
  THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PACIFIC COAST 
  HIGHWAY...HIGHWAY 101 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 
  405 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-190400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  BE THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-190400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T2200Z-110519T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH AND
  BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES FOR TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAYS 1...101 AND 154. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ046-190400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T1900Z-110519T0400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TOPANGA...MALIBU...KANAN 
  AND DECKER CANYONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ087-190400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.110518T1900Z-110519T0400Z/
CATALINA ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...AVALON
1157 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ON THE WESTERN
  SIDE OF SANTA CATALINA AND THE AIRPORT.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WOFFORD
912 
WWUS76 KLOX 190408
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
908 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THE WAKE
OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

CAZ040-041-046-087-190515-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T0400Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-CATALINA ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO...MALIBU...
SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH...TOPANGA...
AVALON
908 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

$$

CAZ088-191000-
/O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
908 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES FOR TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ059-191000-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
908 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE WESTERN
  PORTIONS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-191000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
908 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ON
  THE HIGHER PEAKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE
  INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-191000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
908 PM PDT WED MAY 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA
  YNEZ RANGE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES FOR TRAVELERS ON HIGHWAYS 1...101 AND 154. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GOMBERG
987 
WWUS76 KLOX 191005
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
305 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2011


CAZ053-054-191600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0048.110519T1005Z-110519T1600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
305 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ON
  THE HIGHER PEAKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH THE
  INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

&&

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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-059-088-191115-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110519T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA...LANCASTER...PALMDALE...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
305 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST AS WELL AS SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THERE
WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS MORNING...BUT STAY BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

$$

KAPLAN

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 May 16, 2:10 PM PDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 2:10 PM PDT, 1 minute before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
210 PM PDT MON MAY 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH A STREAM OF MOISTURE
FROM THE SOUTHWEST THAT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS TO
THE AREA...WITH THE PEAK RAINFALL OCCURRING TUESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS
WILL LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS EXPECTED
FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER FOR THE WEEKEND...ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WEST COAST...BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS
AND THE RETURN OF STRATUS AND FOG.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)...OVERALL...THINGS ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR A
DECENT MAY RAIN EVENT FOR THE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 12Z
MODELS ON THE SAME PAGE...ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY FASTER MOVING
THE FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. ESSENTIALLY...ONLY MINOR
TWEAKS TO THE FORECAST. RAIN SHOULD START ACROSS SLO/SBA COUNTIES
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH STEADY RAIN CONTINUING
THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY.
FOR VTU/LAX COUNTIES...EXPECT STEADY TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BEHIND THE
FRONT...ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL KEEP
A THREAT OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

QPF WISE...THIS FRONT SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A DECENT MAY RAIN
AS IT HAS A GOOD 1.0" TO 1.3" PWAT PLUME TO WORK WITH. STILL LIKE
THE IDEA OF MOST AREAS RECEIVING BETWEEN 0.50 AND 1.00 INCHES OF
RAINFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 1.50 INCHES IN
FAVORED SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. AS FOR SNOW LEVELS...EXPECT LEVELS
TO BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET AT WORST. GIVEN THE
EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS...AREAS ABOVE 6500 FEET WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE 2-4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL.

AS FOR WINDS...THE SYSTEM SHOULD PACK SOME DECENT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...FOR THIS PARTICULAR
EVENT. GIVEN THE FACT THAT ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
BE AT VERY HIGH ELEVATIONS...WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCTS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THIS POSSIBILITY WILL HAVE TO BE
MONITORED CLOSELY THROUGH THE EVENT.

BY THURSDAY...UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS
WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA AS WELL AS SOME
WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...FOR THE EXTENDED...MODELS HAVE THE SAME
GENERAL IDEA THROUGH THE PERIOD. FOR FRIDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL
MOVE OVERHEAD...THEN GIVE WAY TO TROUGHINESS SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. THE ECMWF ACTUALLY DROPS AN INSIDE SLIDER ACROSS THE AREA ON
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...WILL TEMPER THAT SOLUTION WITH THE GFS...AND JUST
GO WITH A TROUGH SCENARIO.

WITH THIS PATTERN...FRIDAY SHOULD BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE FORECAST
WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE COMBO
OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND GOOD ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD ALLOW FOR A RATHER
EXTENSIVE MARINE LAYER DEVELOPMENT AND COOLER TEMPS. ON MONDAY...H5
HEIGHTS REBOUND WHICH SHOULD HELP TO LIMIT THE MARINE LAYER AND
PRODUCE SOME WARMER TEMPS.

&&

.AVIATION...16/1800Z.
SCT TO BKN CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY TREND TO BKN TO OVC TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG TROUGH ADVANCES ON THE REGION.
CEILINGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT TO THE MVFR CATEGORY AND
SOME IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY AS THE STORM BRINGS MODERATE PRECIPITATION TO THE TAF SITES.
GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE TAFS.

KLAX...GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF.

KBUR...GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE 18Z TAF.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX)
HIGH RIP CURRENT (LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...THOMPSON
AVIATION...SWEET
SYNOPSIS...SETO/RAT

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 8:37 PM PDT, 17 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
837 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-161300-
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-
837 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AND RAINFALL WILL TOTAL ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IN MOST AREAS...WITH
LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY BETWEEN 5000 TO
6000 FEET.

.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
May 16, 2:57 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX30 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.