Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011

Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Los Angeles, CA

March 19, 2011

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 19, 2011, 5:56 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 42 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
Mar 19, 2011, 5:56 AM PDT (12:56 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

457 
WWUS46 KLOX 191256
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
556 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...POWERFUL LATE SEASON STORM WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND
VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT...LINGERING INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN
MAY RISE A BIT ON SUNDAY AS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY
BE IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

CAZ052-192100-
/O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0005.110320T0100Z-110321T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0100Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
556 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.

* SNOW LEVELS: RANGING FROM 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET LATE
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.


&&

$$

CAZ053-192100-
/O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0005.110320T0100Z-110321T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0100Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
556 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
  LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCAL 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.

* SNOW LEVELS: RANGING FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.
  SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE A BIT ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ON SOUTHERN
  SLOPES...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET LATE
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.


&&

$$

CAZ054-192100-
/O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0005.110320T0700Z-110321T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0700Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
556 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND
  SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCAL 
  AMOUNTS AROUND 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.

* SNOW LEVELS: RANGING FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.
  SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE A BIT ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ON SOUTHERN
  SLOPES...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
  GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS
  SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE
  SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

BRUNO
8 follow-up statements
737 
WWUS46 KLOX 192107
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
207 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...POWERFUL LATE SEASON STORM WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT...BUT THE HEAVIEST
SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT...LINGERING
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS
ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET TODAY AND
TONIGHT...THEN MAY RISE SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY AS STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW DEVELOPS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND
THE FRONT LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS
POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

CAZ052-200200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0100Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
207 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN SUNDAY
  MORNING AND SUNDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND MIDDAY MONDAY.
  LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
  THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY OCCURRING BY EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON MAY RISE SLIGHTLY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
  THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-200200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0100Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
207 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND WINDS WILL INCREASE BETWEEN
  TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND MIDDAY MONDAY.
  LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO AROUND 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
  7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON MAY RISE SLIGHTLY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
  THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL 
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-200200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0700Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
207 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND WINDS WILL INCREASE BETWEEN LATE
  TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY
  MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO AROUND 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
  ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY OCCURRING ON SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4500 TO 5000 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MAY RISE SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY. THE SNOW
  LEVEL WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE
  SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR 
  THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG 
  WINDS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY 
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

HALL
746 
WWUS46 KLOX 200143
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
643 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...POWERFUL LATE SEASON STORM WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL INCREASE
IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. NUMEROUS
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN
MAY RISE SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY AS STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL
LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

CAZ052-200800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
643 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST
  PEAKS.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 75 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET
  TONIGHT...THEN MAY RISE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
  THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-200800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
643 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET
  TONIGHT...THEN MAY RISE SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
  THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
  INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL 
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-200800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.110320T0700Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
643 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO NOON PDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.
  LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 75 MPH LIKELY OCCURRING ON SUNDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET
  TONIGHT...THEN MAY RISE SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
  THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
  INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR 
  THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG 
  WINDS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY 
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

DB
336 
WWUS46 KLOX 200758
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1258 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. RAIN
AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ACROSS
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY
MORNING ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4500 TO 5500
FEET TODAY...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET ON SOUTH
FACING SLOPES FOR A WHILE DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL
BE IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

CAZ052-201600-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
1258 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST 
  PEAKS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR
  A WHILE ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO
  BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-201600-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
1258 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY MORNING...THEN
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET
  TODAY...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET FOR A WHILE ON
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000
  AND 4500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL 
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-201600-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1258 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET
  TODAY...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET FOR A WHILE ON
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000
  AND 4500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
  GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS
  INTO TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE TONIGHT OR
  MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

BRUNO
265 
WWUS46 KLOX 201601
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
901 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. RAIN
AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ACROSS
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY
MORNING ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4500 TO
5500 FEET TODAY...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET ON
SOUTH FACING SLOPES FOR A WHILE DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL BE
IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

CAZ052-210015-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
901 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST 
  PEAKS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE ABOVE 5500 FEET 
  FOR A WHILE ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN 
  LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-210015-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
901 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY MORNING...THEN 
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET 
  TODAY...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET FOR A WHILE ON 
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 
  4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* REPORTS: LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS
  INDICATE THAT IN THE LOCKWOOD VALLEY AREA BETWEEN 6 TO 14
  INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS OCCURRED OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL 
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-210015-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
901 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...THEN CONTINUE 
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO 
  SHOWERS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET 
  TODAY...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET FOR A WHILE ON 
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 
  4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* REPORTS: LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS
  INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS OCCURRED
  ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR 
  THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG 
  WINDS INTO TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE 
  TONIGHT OR MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

HALL
349 
WWUS46 KLOX 210009
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
509 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW
AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. RAIN
AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STEADY
PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4500 TO
5500 FEET TODAY...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET ON
SOUTH FACING SLOPES FOR A WHILE DUE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL BE
IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

CAZ052-210815-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
509 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND
FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST
  PEAKS.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE ABOVE 5500 FEET 
  FOR A WHILE ON SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN 
  LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-210815-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
509 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND
FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY MORNING...THEN 
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET 
  TODAY...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET FOR A WHILE ON 
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 
  4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL 
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-210815-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
509 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND
FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET 
  TODAY...EXCEPT THEY MAY RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET FOR A WHILE ON 
  SOUTH FACING SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 
  4000 AND 4500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR 
  THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG 
  WINDS INTO TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE 
  TONIGHT OR MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

HALL
492 
WWUS46 KLOX 210319
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
819 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ACROSS SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT NOT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY
MORNING ACROSS LOS ANGELES COUNTY. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500
FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL
BE IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.

CAZ052-211130-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
819 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST 
  PEAKS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET
  THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-211130-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
819 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS FOR THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY MORNING...THEN 
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET
  THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING
  SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-211130-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
819 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE 
  TONIGHT. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING...THEN SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS
  TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST
  TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN 4000 AND 4500 FEET THROUGH
  MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
  GRAPEVINE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS BY
  LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

HALL
199 
WWUS46 KLOX 211129
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
429 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS...

.A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH THE DAY. ALSO...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4000 AND
4500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE
WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SNOW THROUGH EARLY
THIS MORNING. A SPOTTER IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AT AROUND 4000
FEET...REPORTED A DUSTING OF SNOW THIS MORNING.

CAZ052-211900-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
429 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST 
  PEAKS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET
  THROUGH TODAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW COULD 
  LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT 
  TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-211900-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
429 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  THROUGH THE DAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE 
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET
  THROUGH TODAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. AS THE SNOW LEVEL 
  LOWERS...HIGHWAY 33 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED WITH ACCUMULATING 
  SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ054-211900-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
429 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  THROUGH THE DAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. LOCAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING 
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO 
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN 4000 AND 4500 FEET 
  THROUGH MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BRING 
  DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF 
  DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM. INTERSTATE 5 NEAR 
  THE GRAPEVINE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE SNOW 
  SHOWERS BY LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

RAT
835 
WWUS46 KLOX 211855
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1155 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011


CAZ052-212000-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
1155 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS COULD
GENERATE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
UNTIL SHOWERS DECREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000
FEET TODAY. 

$$

CAZ053-212000-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS
1155 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS COULD
GENERATE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
UNTIL SHOWERS DECREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000
FEET TODAY. 

$$

CAZ054-212000-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110321T1900Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1155 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS COULD
GENERATE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
UNTIL SHOWERS DECREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000
FEET TODAY. 

$$

BOLDT

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 Mar 19, 5:00 AM PDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 5:00 AM PDT, 56 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
500 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...
LINGERING MOISTURE BEHIND A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SCATTERED
SHOWERS TO THE REGION TODAY. A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL FRONTAL SYSTEMS MAY BRING RAIN TO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WELL BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-MON)...FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT A COUPLE OF
HOURS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN TO MUCH OF THE REGION
LAST EVENING THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING WAS MOVING ACROSS ERN L.A.
COUNTY...AND WILL EXIT THE REGION BY DAYBREAK.

A LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LOW OFF THE PAC NW WILL DROP SWD TODAY AND
TONIGHT...REACHING A POSITION ABOUT 200 NM W OF EUREKA BY LATE
TONIGHT...AND TO A POSITION JUST WEST OF MONTEREY BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MOIST CYCLONIC FLOW THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE WILL KEEP
SCATTERED SHOWERS GOING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WARM FRONTAL
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SLO AND SBA COUNTIES WILL CAUSE STEADY RAIN
TO DEVELOP THERE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SLY FLOW AND A GOOD WARM
ADVECTION PATTERN WILL CAUSE RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION TONIGHT...WITH GOOD OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT ON AND BELOW SOUTH
FACING SLOPES BY LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SBA AND WRN VTU
COUNTIES.

A VERY SHARP PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST
TONIGHT...AND EXPECT VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS SLO
AND SBA COUNTIES. THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS HAVE BACKED OFF A BIT WITH
RESPECT TO THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS...SO DID NOT HAVE THE
CONFIDENCE TO BUMP HIGH WIND WATCHES TO WARNINGS AT THIS POINT. WILL
LET THE DAY SHIFT TAKE A LOOK AT THE 12Z RUN.

WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG MID LEVEL LIFT...EXPECT PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION...BOTH IN THE WARM ADVECTION PATTERN
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND WITH THE FRONT ITSELF. THERE ARE STILL SOME
TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE FRONT...WITH THE GFS FASTER AS USUAL. IN
THIS SITUATION...BLV THE SLIGHTLY SLOWER WRF IS BETTER. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS SLO AND SBA COUNTIES
LATE TONIGHT...AND ACROSS VTU AND L.A. COUNTIES SUNDAY...PROBABLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. JET DYNAMICS BECOME QUITE IMPRESSIVE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE REGION...AND
RAINFALL RATES HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF REACHING THRESHOLDS DEEMED BY
THE USGS TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE PROBLEMS IN AND BELOW THE BURN
AREAS. THEREFORE...HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED FLASH FLOOD WATCHES
FOR THE BURN AREAS... BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SBA
COUNTY...SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS VTU COUNTY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS L.A. COUNTY. IN ADDITION...ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS TO
THE FCST FOR MOST AREAS SUNDAY NIGHT...EXTENDING INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING FOR L.A. COUNTY.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...VERY STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE
LIKELY...AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY AT HIGH ELEVATIONS.
THEREFORE...UPGRADED WINTER STORM WATCHES TO WARNINGS. THE ONE
PROBLEM IS THAT THE SLY FLOW COULD LIFT SNOW LEVELS TO RATHER HIGH
ELEVATIONS FOR A WHILE SUNDAY...AT LEAST ON COASTAL SLOPES...WHICH
WOULD CUT INTO SNOW TOTALS THERE. WHERE THE PRECIPITATION STAYS ALL
SNOW...1 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY.

RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS ACROSS SLO AND SBA COUNTIES SUNDAY
NIGHT...BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS L.A.
COUNTY. PLENTY OF MOISTURE WILL LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT ON
MONDAY...AND SHOWER ACTIVITY LOOKS LIKELY. HOWEVER...THE BULK OF THE
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE OVER BY OR SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK MONDAY. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE...EXPECT 2.50 TO 5 INCHES
OF RAIN IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS BELOW THE SNOW LEVELS...MOST OF WHICH WILL
FALL IN AN 18 TO 24 HOUR PERIOD.

.LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...A FLAT RIDGE WILL BRING SOME DRYING TO THE
REGION TUE. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO
THE CENTRAL COAST BY LATE TUE NIGHT...AND TO THE REMAINDER OF THE
REGION ON WED. THAT SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK TO BE TOO SIGNIFICANT...
WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN LIKELY N OF PT CONCEPTION. YET ANOTHER
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING RAIN TO THE REGION THU NIGHT AND
FRI. TEMPS WILL BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...19/1145Z
LOW CONFIDENCE WITH 12Z TAF PACKAGE IN REGARDS TO TIMING OF PRECIP
AND CIGS TODAY. A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS THIS MORNING ACROSS LA
COUNTY WITH IFR/MVFR CONDS THROUGH 16Z. EXPECT MAINLY VFR WITH HIGH
MVFR CIGS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. ANOTHER MORE VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO BRING PRECIP FOR AREAS N OF POINT CONCEPTION THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIER RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT. EXPECT IFR CONDS
WITH HEAVIER RAIN AFTER 09Z TONIGHT. FOR AREAS S OF POINT
CONCEPTION...RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. WITH HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING. IFR CONDS VSBYS WITH HEAVIEST RAIN.
FREEZING LEVEL AROUND 7.2 DEGREES TODAY.

KLAX...LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE WITH 12Z TAF. EXPECT MVFR CIGS
THIS MORNING WITH SOME VFR CONDS EXPECTED AFTER 16Z THROUGH MUCH OF
THE AFTERNOON. SOME -RA AFTER 05Z...WITH RAIN BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES ON SUNDAY MID MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN
MOSTLY SW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN SHIFT TO THE SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST OVER 10 KT. THIS SHOULD AFFECT AIR TRAFFIC
DIRECTION FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

.KBUR...MODERATE CONFIDENCE WITH 12Z TAF. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD
PERSIST OUT OF THE SE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAINLY VFR CONDS
THROUGH TODAY WITH MVFR CIGS BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THEN MORE
WIDESPREAD RAIN EXPECTED AFTER 10-12Z SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
FLOOD WATCH (SEE LAXFFALOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX).
STORM WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
GALE WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...BRUNO
AVIATION...KAPLAN
SYNOPSIS...DB

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 3:10 PM PDT, 14 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
310 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-191300-
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-
310 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE
CENTRAL COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA COUNTY AND THE
CENTRAL COAST SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON
ALL AREA BEACHES SATURDAY.THERE WILL BE LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE
RAIN SATURDAY. A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. THE RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER ON
AREA ROADWAYS...WITH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND INTERSECTIONS.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT RAINFALL RATES COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE
PROBLEMS IN AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS. STRONG AND POSSIBLY
DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE REGION
DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* STORM WATCH..............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WOFFORD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 3:27 AM PDTGale WatchLOX6 hr
Mar 19, 6:18 AM PDTFlash Flood WatchLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara48 hr
Mar 19, 9:32 AM PDTStorm WatchLOX5 hr
Mar 19, 9:32 AM PDTStorm WarningLOX35 hr
Mar 19, 11:27 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningLOXSanta Barbara35 hr
Mar 19, 12:27 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOX45 hr
Mar 19, 3:36 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara31 hr

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Sources

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