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Freeze Warning 9, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 19, 2012Santa Barbara County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this freeze warning at Dec 19, 2012, 9:29 AM PST for Santa Barbara County, California. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 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
Dec 19, 2012, 9:29 AM PST (17:29 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 20, 2012, 9:00 AM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Santa Barbara County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Vandenberg AFB, CA (KVBG), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 48 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Vandenberg AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Vandenberg AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2012-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -128 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

674 
WWUS76 KLOX 191729
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND VALLEYS...

...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND OVERNIGHT...

.COLD AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES
TODAY...DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS PASSES...WHERE GUSTS
TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THREAT
OF DOWNED TREES IN WINDIEST LOCATIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOILS.

ACROSS WIND-SHELTERED PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS AND
VALLEYS...THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...PRODUCING AREAS OF FROST.
A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY WHERE HARD FREEZE
CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY. COLDEST PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND
INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES FALL
INTO THE TEENS...HOWEVER THOSE AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO OR MORE
FREEZES THIS SEASON.

CAZ038-200130-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121219T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.FZ.W.0009.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CUYAMA
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HARD
  FREEZE CONDITIONS. 

* IMPACTS...HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY.
RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
PLANTS AND ANIMALS. REMEMBER TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR OUTDOOR PETS
AS WELL...OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

&&

$$

CAZ035-036-200130-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121219T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...VANDENBERG...
SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ046-088-200130-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...
VALENCIA
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY.


* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS WIND
  SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL BE CAPABLE 
  OF DOWNING TREES AND BRANCHES...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE RECENT 
  WET SOIL. FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-547-200130-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS WIND
  SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE EASTERN VENTURA
  COUNTY VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
  THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL BE CAPABLE 
  OF DOWNING TREES AND BRANCHES...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE RECENT 
  WET SOIL. FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ548-200130-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS WIND
  SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE
  PLANTS IF LEFT UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ034-039-200130-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-192200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
929 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED...STRONGEST THROUGH PASSES
  AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

* TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
  EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL BE CAPABLE 
  OF DOWNING TREES AND BRANCHES...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE RECENT 
  WET SOIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GOMBERG
4 follow-up statements
192 
WWUS76 KLOX 192154
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHLAND
OVERNIGHT...

.THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS FROM EARLIER HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...BUT WILL REMAIN LOCALLY BREEZY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

ACROSS WIND-SHELTERED PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS AND
VALLEYS...THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...PRODUCING
AREAS OF FROST. A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE CUYAMA
VALLEY WHERE HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY. COLDEST
PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE TEENS...
HOWEVER THOSE AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO OR MORE FREEZES
THIS SEASON.

CAZ046-088-200600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...
VALENCIA
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS 
  WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-547-200600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS 
  WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ548-200600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS 
  WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-192300-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-121219T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY WILL REMAIN
BREEZY...BUT HAVE WEAKENED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

$$

CAZ038-200600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FZ.W.0009.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CUYAMA
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
  HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY
LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. REMEMBER TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR
OUTDOOR PETS AS WELL...OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

&&

$$

CAZ034>036-039-200600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA
154 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES LATE 
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

RK
643 
WWUS76 KLOX 200350
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
750 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT...

.ACROSS WIND-SHELTERED PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS AND
VALLEYS...THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...PRODUCING AREAS OF FROST.
A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY WHERE HARD
FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY. THE COLDEST PORTIONS OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE TEENS...HOWEVER...THOSE AREAS
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO OR MORE FREEZES THIS SEASON.

CAZ038-201100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FZ.W.0009.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CUYAMA
750 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 28
  DEGREES BETWEEN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE
  AIR MASS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY
LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. REMEMBER TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR
OUTDOOR PETS AS WELL...OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

&&

$$

CAZ034>036-039-201100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA
750 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32
  DEGREES BETWEEN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ044>046-088-547-548-201100-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...
POMONA
750 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32
  DEGREES ACROSS WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

HALL
194 
WWUS76 KLOX 201032
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
232 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING...

.ACROSS WIND-SHELTERED PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS AND
VALLEYS...THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING...PRODUCING AREAS OF FROST. A
FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE CUYAMA VALLEY WHERE HARD
FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY. THE COLDEST PORTIONS OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE TEENS... HOWEVER...THOSE
AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO OR MORE FREEZES THIS SEASON.

CAZ038-201700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FZ.W.0009.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CUYAMA
232 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 28
  DEGREES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE AIR MASS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY
LIKELY. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. REMEMBER TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR
OUTDOOR PETS AS WELL...OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

&&

$$

CAZ034>036-039-201700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA
232 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32
  DEGREES EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

CAZ044>046-088-547-548-201700-
/O.CON.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.121220T1100Z-121220T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...
POMONA
232 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32
  DEGREES ACROSS WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE PLANTS IF LEFT 
  UNCOVERED OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS IMMINENT. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

RAT
742 
WWUS76 KLOX 201653
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
853 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

CAZ038-201800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T1700Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CUYAMA
853 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

DAYTIME WARMING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING THIS MORNING...AND THE FREEZE WARNINGS WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE ON TIME. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...BUT SINCE THE CUYAMA VALLEY HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO
HARD FREEZES THIS SEASON...FREEZE WARNINGS WILL NO LONGER BE
ISSUED THIS SEASON.

$$

CAZ034>036-039-201800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121220T1700Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA
853 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

DAYTIME WARMING HAS BROUGHT TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING THIS
MORNING...AND THE FROST ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON
TIME. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AND AN
ADDITIONAL FROST ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

$$

CAZ044>046-088-547-548-201800-
/O.EXP.KLOX.FR.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121220T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...TOPANGA...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...
POMONA
853 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

DAYTIME WARMING AND BREEZY WINDS HAVE BROUGHT TEMPERATURES ABOVE
FREEZING THIS MORNING...AND THE FROST ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE ON TIME. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...AND AN ADDITIONAL FROST ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

$$

KITTELL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Dec 19, 3:30 AM PST, 5 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 3:30 AM PST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
330 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...

IT WILL BE SUNNY COOL AND BREEZY TODAY. TONIGHT WILL BE CHILLY AS
WELL FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT WARM UP FOR THURSDAY. GENERALLY CLEAR
SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN A WEAK FRONT MAY BRING
LIGHT RAIN TO AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION ON FRIDAY
NIGHT...BEFORE SPREADING SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-FRI)...
CLEAR SKIES OVERHEAD THIS MORNING SAVE FOR SOME CLOUDS ACROSS THE
NORTH SLOPES AND REACHING INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TEJON
PASS. STILL BREEZY BUT WINDS ARE DYING OFF. WIND WARNINGS WERE DOWN
GRADED TO ADVISORIES FOR LA/VTA MTNS AND CANCELLED OVER THE SBA
MTNS. WEAK ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR THE LA/VTA VLYS THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. BIGGEST STORY IS ACTUALLY THE COLD. 538 DM HGTS OVER L.A.
RIGHT NOW OR A LITTLE OVER 20 DM LOWER THAN NORMAL. TRICKY OVERNIGHT
LOWS DUE TO THE WINDS. WINDY AREAS WILL BE MUCH WARMER THAN WIND
SHELTERED AREAS. HARD FREEZE THIS MORNING FOR CUYAMA AND PLENTY OF
NEAR FREEZING TEMPS EVERYWHERE ELSE ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST.
OTHERWISE TODAY WILL BE SUNNY BREEZY AND COOL WITH MAX TEMPS RUNNING
3 TO 5 DEGREES BLO NORMAL.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEVADA WILL CREATE LOCAL NORTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT
BUT NOTHING TOO STRONG OR WIDESPREAD. CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS
WILL ALLOW AN ALREADY COOL ATMOSPHERE TO RADIATE AND COOL FURTHER.
THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL SEE MIN TEMPS IN THE
20S WHILE THE ANTELOPE VLY WILL SEE LOWS DIP INTO THE TEENS.
MEANWHILE MOST OF THE VLYS AND THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE COAST
WILL SEE MIN TEMPS NEAR FREEZING.

IT WILL BE SUNNY AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW MAX
TEMPS WILL RISE TO NEAR NORMAL.

ALL MDLS ARE NOW SLOWING DOWN THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT WEAK FRONT. AS
A RESULT FRIDAY IS GOING TO BE PRETTY DECENT DAY. THE CENTRAL COAST
WILL SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY. HGTS FALL A LITTLE AS PARENT TROF OF
THE FRONT NEARS AND THIS WILL KNOCK A DEGREE OR TWO OFF OF THE MAX
TEMPS.

.LONG TERM (SAT-TUE)...
MDLS NOW AGREE THAT THE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL COAST LATE
FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY AND THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY
REACHING L.A. IN THE EARLY EVENING. LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER HIGH POP LOW
QPF EVENT WITH QUARTER TO HALF INCH AMOUNTS. THIS SYSTEM WILL NOT BE
NEARLY AS COLD AS YESTERDAYS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SUNDAY WILL BE A COOLER DAY WITH SOME LEFT OVER
SHOWERS BUT NOTHING TOO SIGNIFICANT.

BOTH EC AND GFS AGREE THAT ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON
MONDAY. THE 06Z GFS IS A LITTLE MORE BULLISH WITH THE RAIN THAN THE
00Z RUN. BUT STILL THE OFF HOUR RUNS OF THE GFS ARE ALWAYS A LITTLE
KOOKY SO WILL WAIT A RUN OR TWO TO SEE IF THIS FCST TAKES HOLD.

ALL MDLS KEEP XMAS DAY DRY NEAR NORMAL TEMPS.

&&

.AVIATION...

19/1130Z...

OVERALL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 12Z TAF.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZE WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
FROST ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...RORKE
AVIATION...RAT
SYNOPSIS...SS

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 6:00 AM PST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-201400-
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 WED DEC 19 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

IT WILL BE BREEZY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE INTERIOR
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL COAST AND SANTA
YNEZ VALLEY. PEOPLE VENTURING OUT INTO THE SURFZONE WILL FACE AN
INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

ANOTHER STRONGER ROUND OF SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES IS FORECAST FOR
TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO FREEZING OR BELOW ACROSS THE
ENTIRE INTERIOR SECTION WITH THE ANTELOPE VALLEY SEEING A FEW
READINGS IN THE TEENS. MANY OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE
CENTRAL COASTS WILL ALSO HAVE BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THE
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL SECTIONS ARE ALSO AT RISK FOR A FEW
HOURS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* FREEZE WARNING.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

RORKE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 18, 4:08 PM PSTFrost AdvisoryLOX17 hr
Dec 18, 4:08 PM PSTFreeze WarningLOXSanta Barbara17 hr
Dec 19, 2:35 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX6 hr
Dec 19, 9:29 AM PSTFrost AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles24 hr
Dec 19, 12:33 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOX9 hr
Dec 19, 1:33 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasLOX11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.