Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2011, 11:30 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2011, 5:09 AM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2011, 11:30 AM PST (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2011, 5:09 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2011, 2:14 PM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
186 WWUS46 KLOX 011930 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... ...SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE OVER THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... .A CUTOFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY WEST OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM AHEAD OF THE LOW APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE. BY SUNDAY EVENING...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4-8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BEGIN ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL BRING IN COLD AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 2000 FEET FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. AS PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS ON SUNDAY... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ053-054-020600- /O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0001.110102T2000Z-110104T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T1700Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-020600- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0015.110101T2000Z-110103T0500Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 4500 FEET TODAY... AND REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ059-020600- /O.NEW.KLOX.WS.A.0002.110102T2300Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1130 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 3000 FEET ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RAT
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193 WWUS46 KLOX 020556 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 956 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... ...SNOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE OVER THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... .A CUTOFF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST ON SUNDAY. AS ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SLIDE SOUTHWARD...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW LEVEL INITIALLY WILL BE BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN WILL THEN LOWER SUNDAY MORNING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BEGIN ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO FEED IN COLD AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ053-054-021245- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T1700Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 956 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST TO EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...BUT WILL DROP THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-021245- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110103T0500Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 956 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET TONIGHT...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ059-021245- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.A.0002.110102T2300Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 956 PM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON SUNDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 3000 FEET ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KAPLAN/BRUNO
179 WWUS46 KLOX 021307 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 507 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT...TRACKING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE RAIN AND SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT...CONTINUING AT THOSE LEVELS MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 12 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COLD LOW LEVEL AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE REACHING THE FLOOR OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. HIGHWAY 138 MAY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY EAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ052-022115- /O.UPG.KLOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110103T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T1307Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 507 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ053-054-022115- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T1700Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 507 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THE CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-022115- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.A.0002.110102T2300Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 507 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW MAY REACH THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY...BUT MAY LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BRUNO/ASR
775 WWUS46 KLOX 021313 CCA WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 509 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT...TRACKING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE RAIN AND SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT...CONTINUING AT THOSE LEVELS MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 12 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...EASTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COLD LOW LEVEL AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT... CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SNOW POSSIBLY REACHING THE FLOOR OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. HIGHWAY 138 MAY BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY EAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ052-022130- /O.UPG.KLOX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110103T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T1309Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 509 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ053-054-022130- /O.COR.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T1700Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 509 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THE CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-022130- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.A.0002.110102T2300Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 509 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW MAY REACH THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY...BUT MAY LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BRUNO/ASR
367 WWUS46 KLOX 021701 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 901 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT...TRACKING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE RAIN AND SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION TODAY...THEN CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES AND ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT...CONTINUING AT THOSE LEVELS MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE...AND HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COLD LOW LEVEL AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH MONDAY...CONTINUING THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL LIKELY BE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY EAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ059-030100- /O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0002.110102T2300Z-110104T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KLOX.WS.W.0001.110102T2000Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 901 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ053-054-030100- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 901 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY...THE CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2500 AND] 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-030100- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 901 AM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ GOMBERG/BRUNO
378 WWUS46 KLOX 022143 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 143 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... ...SNOW SHOWERS TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT...TRACKING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS ON MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH LOCAL SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET... IMPACTING PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO CASTAIC...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 FROM SANTA CLARITA THROUGH SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO FEED COLD LOW LEVEL AIR FROM THE GREAT BASIN THROUGH MONDAY...CONTINUING THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS INFLUX OF COLD AIR WILL ALSO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY EAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY... AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ053-054-030600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 143 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-030600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 143 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-030600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 143 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ088-030600- /O.NEW.KLOX.WW.Y.0001.110102T2143Z-110103T1700Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 143 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW SHOWERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW COULD FALL AS LOW AS 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS...CANYON COUNTRY...AND CASTAIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GOMBERG
342 WWUS46 KLOX 022254 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 254 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY AND TONIGHT...TRACKING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES... TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS ON MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH LOCAL SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO SANTA CLARITA...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 FROM SANTA CLARITA THROUGH THE SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...WITH 1 INCH ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY FLOOR...AND UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RECEIVE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY EAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY... AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ053-054-030800- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 254 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-030800- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 254 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN AVERAGE OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO EAST AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TODAY...LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-030800- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 254 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS COULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ088-030800- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T1700Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 254 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VALLEY FLOOR...AND UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW COULD FALL AS LOW AS 1500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION IMPACT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING CANYON COUNTRY AND CASTAIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GOMBERG
548 WWUS46 KLOX 030757 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1157 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY NEAR POINT CONCEPTION LATE THIS EVENING WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY...REACHING THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT...WITH SHOWERS TAPERING OFF MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...WITH LOCAL SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 1500 TO 1800 FEET ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON ALL TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 REMAINED CLOSED LATE THIS EVENING FROM CASTAIC THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. THE SNOW AND ICY ROADS WILL ALSO PRESENT SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON HIGHWAY 14 FROM SANTA CLARITA THROUGH THE SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY...AND LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AVERAGING 3 TO 6 INCHES...AND LOCAL TOTALS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY... AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. CAZ053-054-031600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ 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 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 200O TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-031600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 1157 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL DIMINISH ON MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL AVERAGE 2000 TO 3000 FEET... LOWEST ON INTERIOR SLOPES. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-031600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1157 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL TOTALS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ088-031600- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T1700Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 1157 PM PST SUN JAN 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL TOTALS UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: GENERALLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14. THE GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION IMPACT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING CANYON COUNTRY AND CASTAIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BRUNO/ASR
429 WWUS46 KLOX 031116 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 316 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY JUST NORTH OF VENTURA COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT EASTWARD ACROSS CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING...REACHING THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TODAY...WITH SHOWERS DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET...WITH LOCAL SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 1500 FEET ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON ALL TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE SNOW AND ICY ROADS WILL PRESENT SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CHALLENGES TODAY ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 FROM CASTAIC TO THE GRAPEVINE...ON HIGHWAY 14 FROM SANTA CLARITA THROUGH THE SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138 IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SOME AREAS...AND LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY....WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AVERAGING 3 TO 6 INCHES...AND LOCAL TOTALS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND ONLY LOCAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY... AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. CAZ052-031230- /O.CAN.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T2000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 316 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE HIGHLY LOCALIZED AND TOTAL LESS THAN 2 INCHES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ053-054-031930- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 316 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 200O TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-031930- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 316 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL TOTALS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ088-031700- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T1700Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 316 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING.. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL TOTALS UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: GENERALLY BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY IMPACT INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14. THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THE SNOW WILL BE IN THE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING CANYON COUNTRY AND CASTAIC. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BRUNO/ASR
974 WWUS46 KLOX 031704 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 904 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE... ...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY JUST NORTH OF VENTURA COUNTY THIS MORNING WILL DRIFT EASTWARD ACROSS CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE NORTH FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET...EXCEPT LOCALLY DOWN TO 1500 FEET NEAR SANTA CLARITA. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON ALL TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SNOW SHOWERS ARE TAPERING OFF AND MOSTLY TURNING TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES RISE. NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THERE HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE SNOW AND ICY ROADS WILL PRESENT SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL CHALLENGES TODAY ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 FROM CASTAIC TO THE GRAPEVINE...ON HIGHWAY 14 FROM SANTA CLARITA THROUGH THE SOLEDAD PASS INTO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 138 IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY....WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AVERAGING 3 TO 6 INCHES...AND LOCAL TOTALS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS...AS WELL AS CHECK LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. CAZ088-031815- /O.EXP.KLOX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110103T1700Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 904 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE FOOTHILLS IN THE MORNING. NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ CAZ053-054-040200- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 904 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE 200O TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ059-040200- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 904 AM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AVERAGE STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL TOTALS OVER 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WOFFORD
208 WWUS46 KLOX 032214 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 214 PM PST MON JAN 3 2011 CAZ053-054-059-032315- /O.CAN.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0200Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 214 PM PST MON JAN 3 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. PEOPLE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY TONIGHT ARE STILL URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF SNOW WILL LIKELY REMAIN ICY AND STILL VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON. $$ WOFFORD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 1, 9:30 AM PST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 9:30 AM PST, 2 hours before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 930 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID-WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CHILLY AND BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOW ELEVATION SNOW IS A THREAT ACROSS THE DESERTS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-MON)...12Z MODELS TODAY FINALLY STARTING TO SHOW SOME AGREEMENT IN THE TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA THIS WEEKEND, THOUGH AMOUNTS ARE STILL HIGHLY UNCERTAIN DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW LVL NORTHEASTERLY LVL FLOW CUTTING INTO THE NUMBERS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS LA/VENTURA COUNTIES. RAIN CURRENTLY MOVING INTO SLO COUNTY THIS MORNING WILL SAG SLOWLY SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT AND SHOULD REACH AT LEAST WESTERN LA COUNTY BY SUNDAY MORNING THEN SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FROM VENTURA COUNTY WEST AND NORTH LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. AND WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 3000 FEET, HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SBA COUNTY MAY NEED UPGRADING TO A WARNING. WILL LIKELY ALSO UPGRADE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LA/VENTURA MTNS TO A WARNING AS WELL WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST ISSUANCE. ***FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST*** ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS IS A SURFACE LOW SETS UP OVER THE SO CAL COASTAL WATERS. THIS WILL CAUSE A TIGHT OFFSHORE GRADIENT TO DEVELOP. THE COMBINATION OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE REGION...VERY DENSE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS INTO THE GREAT BASIN...AND THIS EASTERLY FLOW CAUSING A "WET SANTA ANA" EVENT COULD BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO FALL ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 6 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE ADJACENT FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES SUCH AS PINION HILLS...LITTLE ROCK AND QUARTZ HILL. AS THIS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES...A SNOW ADVISORY MIGHT NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY BY LATER SHIFTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LA/VTU COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL ABOVE 4500 FT. MODELS ARE STILL A LITTLE OUT OF PHASE WITH THE TIMING AND AMOUNTS OF PRECIP EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THE EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION COULD BENEFIT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WITH SNOW...THOSE SAME WINDS WILL LIKELY HELP TO CUT BACK THE RAIN TOTALS ACROSS THE COAST AND VALLEYS DUE TO THE DOWNSLOPING AFFECT. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY VARY ACROSS LA/VTU COUNTIES FROM SUNDAY TO MONDAY. IT IS A DIFFICULT FORECAST TO PIN DOWN EXPECTED RAIN TOTALS FOR AREAS S OF POINT CONCEPTION. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE FORECAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST AND COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY WITH THE BEST INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW OVERHEAD. TEMPS WILL REMAIN QUITE COOL AND COLD INLAND WITH A COUPLE DEGREES OF COOLING COMPARED TO SATURDAY. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY AREAS S OF POINT CONCEPTION THROUGH MONDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES. PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL NEWS AND WEATHER RADIO AS WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE. .LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE GFS CONTINUES TO KEEP A TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION NOW INTO THE LATE NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER CUTOFF LOW WILL DRIFT INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC NEXT WEEK MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN A HIGH CONFIDENCE FORECAST. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN COOLER THAN NORMAL THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...AND AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .AVIATION...01/1725Z... OVERALL...LOW CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF PACKAGE. RAIN IS BEGINNING TO FALL ACROSS SLO/SBA COUNTIES THIS MORNING...AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS ARE LIKELY. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...RAIN WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WHEN THE RAIN DEVELOPS MVFR CIGS/VSBYS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH EVEN SOME IFR CONDS POSSIBLE. ALSO...WINDS SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE PERIOD AND WILL BE GUSTY AS RAIN MOVES THROUGH. KLAX...LOW CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. GENERALLY LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW (UNDER 8 KNOTS) IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. EASTERLY FLOW MAY INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. KBUR...LOW CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH (SEE LAXWSWLOX). WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...WOFFORD AVIATION...RAT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 6:00 AM PST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-021400- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 600 AM PST SAT JAN 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AREAS OF FROST WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAIN RANGE AND VALLEYS OF VENTURA COUNTY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 TO 32 DEGREES THROUGH MID MORNING. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TODAY...THEN LIKELY SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WHERE 4-8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FLOOR AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BE TREACHEROUS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY DURING THIS PERIOD. * WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KAPLAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:07 PM PST | Frost Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 12 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:29 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:30 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | LOX | 22 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.