High Surf Advisory 6, NWS Los Angeles, CA

SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1120 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

...NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT. IT WILL BRING RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN WEDNESDAY AND WILL PRODUCE BREEZY AND
WARM WEATHER INTO FRIDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL APPROACH ON SATURDAY FOR
INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND A SLIGHT COOLING TREND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)...
A WEAK BUT DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ABOUT 200 MILES WEST OF
SFO...THAT SPAWNED FROM A VERY DEEP LOW JUST SOUTH OF
ALASKA...CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHWARD TODAY. A LARGE BUT WEAKENING
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS SLOWLY ZIPPING DOWN THE
CALIFORNIA COAST. THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE LOW HAS CHANGED
SLIGHTLY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS...WHICH ULTIMATELY CHANGES THE
STORY OF THINGS. THE LOW IS STAYING OFF THE COAST A BIT MORE THAT
EXPECTED...AND WILL DIP SOUTHWARD A LITTLE SLOWER. AS A
RESULT...TIMING OF THE WINDS AND RAIN WILL BE DELAY ABOUT 6
HRS...WHILE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MORE UNIFORM WITH LITTLE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL COAST AND LA COUNTY.
OVERALL...AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE
TIME ALL IS SAID AND DONE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1.00 INCH
POSSIBLE. THERE STILL IS THE CAVEAT THAT DRY LOW LEVELS WITH
EASTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 0.10 INCH IN SOME
SPOTS...ESPECIALLY THE CENTRAL COAST. SNOW LEVELS STILL LOOK
SQUIRRELY...STARTING OUT LOW (5000FT) WITH PLENTY OF DRY LOW LEVEL
AIR...BUT RISING QUICKLY WITH THE MAIN BAND OF RAIN (7000FT)...THEN
LOWERING AGAIN (5000FT) WITH ANY LINGERING SHOWERS TONIGHT. AS A
RESULT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT...WITH MUCH OF
ANY SNOW FORMING EARLY MELTING WITH RAIN. CANCELED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES AS A RESULT.

***PREVIOUS DISCUSSION***

LARGE COLD FRONT IS JUST OFF THE CENTRAL COAST. IT IS MOVING A
LITTLE SLOWER THAN FORECAST DUE TO A DEVELOPING SECONDARY LOW ALONG
ITS BACKSIDE. THIS SYSTEM IS...UNFORTUNATELY...NOT A CLASSIC STORM
AND IT WILL NOT TRACK OVER THE AREA. RATHER IT WILL JUST GRAZE THE
AREA AS IT SLIDES DOWN THE COAST. WHILE THE SATELLITE LOOKS VERY
IMPRESSIVE...THE RADARS AND THE RAIN GAUGES TELL A MUCH DIFFERENT
STORY WITH NO RAIN CURRENTLY FALLING OVER ANY PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA. THE NEWLY UPGRADED VANDENBERG RADAR SHOWS THE RAIN FALLING
ABOUT 10 MILES OFFSHORE AND SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THE COAST.
ADJUSTED THE RAIN FORECAST AND NOW BRING THE RAIN TO THE CENTRAL
COAST LATER THIS MORNING AND TO L.A. COUNTY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
VENTURA COUNTY IS HOPELESSLY TRICKY AND COULD MAKE A DECENT ARGUMENT
FOR RAIN STARTING AT MID MORNING OR MID AFTERNOON...WENT WITH A LATE
MORNING RAIN ARRIVAL BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY GREAT CONFIDENCE IN THAT.
DECREASED THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS WELL BUT NOT AS CONFIDENT ABOUT
THAT EITHER AS THERE COULD BE LESS RAIN AS THE BULK OF THE PRECIP
STAYS OFFSHORE OR THERE COULD BE SEVERAL AREAS OF REALLY GOOD
RAINFALL AS THE SLOW MOVING SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR A LONG DURATION
SOAKING IN A FEW AREAS. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A RAINFALL PATTERN
LIKE MANY STORMS THIS SEASON WITH THE BEST RAINFALL FALLING OVER THE
COASTS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. RIGHT NOW THINK THE
BEST RAINFALL FORECAST IS FOR ABOUT A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL SOUTH OF
POINT CONCEPTION AND ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH NORTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION. THE INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL LIKELY SEE MUCH LESS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL START OUT FAIRLY HIGH AND WILL NOT DROP MUCH UNTIL LATER
TONIGHT. LOOK FOR ALMOST ALL OF THE SNOW TO FALL ABOVE 6000 FEET AND
PERHAPS EVEN HIGHER. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE 3 TO 7
INCHES BUT THESE AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE ON THE LOW SIDE OF THAT
RANGE.

THIS SYSTEM IS PRODUCING QUITE A BIT OF WIND...UNFORTUNATELY IT IS
ALL STAYING ABOVE THE SURFACE. AS THE STORM APPROACHES AND THE RAIN
STARTS THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN AND THERE WILL BE FREQUENT GUSTS
BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ACROSS SLO AND SBA COUNTY COASTS AND VLYS WITH
WARNING LEVEL 60 MPH GUSTS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE VTA/LA MTNS LATER THIS MORNING AS
WELL. THE LOW WILL BE A LITTLE TOO FAR AWAY TO PRODUCE ADVISORY
LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF L.A. VTA
COUNTY...ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS FROM 50 TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE LA/VTA MTNS. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AS
THE SFC LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

WITH ALL THE SOUTH FLOW AND LITTLE OR NO COLD AIR ADVECTION MAX
TEMPS TODAY WILL NOT BE ALL THAT COOL...ESP ACROSS L.A. COUNTY.

THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST WARD OVER SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND LATER
THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE STORMS WAKE. IT
WILL ALSO DRAG THE RAIN DOWN ALONG WITH IT. RAINFALL WILL END FIRST
ACROSS SLO COUNTY AND THEN L.A. COUNTY TOWARDS DAWN WEDNESDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY. AT FIRST
A SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN THIS OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL CREATE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL DRYING TO ELIMINATE ANY LINGERING CHC
OF SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE SOME WARMING BUT THE HIGHER HGTS WITH THE
UPPER HIGH ARE DELAYED UNTIL LATER THE AFTERNOON SO THERE WILL NOT
BE THAT MUCH WARMING.

THURSDAY WILL BE A CLASSIC SANTA ANA DAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD
WILL COMBINE GOOD OFFSHORE FLOW TO CREATE 15 TO 25 MPH CANYON WINDS
AND A NICE WARM UP WITH MANY COASTAL AND VLY LOCATIONS SEEING MAX
TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

LITTLE IF ANYTHING CHANGES ON FRIDAY AND IT SHOULD BE A CARBON COPY
OF THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM (SAT-MON)...
ALL MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE THAT A WEAK TROF WILL SLIDE OVER THE
AREA SATURDAY...KNOCKING DOWN THE RIDGE AND SWITCHING THE OFFSHORE
FLOW TO ONSHORE. LOOK FOR COOL TEMPS AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EACH
DAY SAT AND SUN. A LITTLE RIDGE POPS UP MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE
CLEARER SKIES AND A COUPLE DEGREES OF WARMING.

&&

.AVIATION...07/1800Z.
SCALED BACK ON RAINFALL INTENSITY FOR ALL TAF SITES DUE TO THE BULK
OF MOISTURE STAYING TO OUR WEST AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM
TRACKS A BIT FURTHER TO OUR WEST THAN EARLIER EXPECTED. ALSO RAISED
THE CEILING HEIGHTS A BIT AS LOW LEVEL DRY AIR LIMITS THE POTENTIAL
FOR LOW CLOUD FORMATION. GOOD CONFDENCE IN THE 18Z TAFS. OCCASIONAL
LIGHT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
INCREASING LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW CUTS OFF THE PRECIPITATION
POTENTIAL AS THE CENTER OF THE WEAK STORM RETREATS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

KLAX...OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL FALL HOWEVER THE VISIBILITY MAY
NEVER GET RESTRICTED WITH LIGHT RAINFALL RATES. THE AIRFIELD WILL
HAVE EAST WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING ABOVE 10 KNOTS THROUGH THE DAY.
THE EAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. SKIES WILL CLEAR LATE
TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON WEDNESDAY.

KBUR...OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN WILL FALL HOWEVER THE VISIBILITY MAY
NEVER GET RESTRICTED WITH LIGHT RAINFALL RATES. SKIES WILL CLEAR
LATE TONIGHT WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...KITTELL/RORKE
AVIATION...SWEET
SYNOPSIS...SETO/BARTLING

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
950 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-081400-
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-
950 AM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS WHERE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE GALE FORCE WINDS
WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF
SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. LIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
CREATING MULTIPLE TRAFFIC HAZARDS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE ABOVE
6000 FEET...HOWEVER LOCAL SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 5000 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED.

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

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

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A LARGE SWELL WILL FOLLOW THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING HIGH
SURF AND AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TO MOST AREA
BEACHES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BEACHES AND HARBORS OF THE CENTRAL
COAST.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

GOMBERG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1235 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-072035-
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-
1235 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

...A WET WEATHER PATTERN TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
ON TUESDAY...

A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUESDAY...AND BRING A COOL...WET...AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN.

GUSTY SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEMS COLD
FRONT WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WHILE BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL BE PROMINENT ALMOST EVERYWHERE ON TUESDAY...THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE MOUNTAINS WHERE POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

AS FOR RAIN...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION JUST AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEMS COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
OVER THE REGION LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AND EXIT THE AREA TUESDAY
NIGHT...PRODUCING A PERIOD OF 3 TO 8 HOURS OF MODERATE RAIN. RAIN
TOTALS WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD RANGE FROM 0.10 TO 0.50 INCH OVER
SOUTHERN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS TO 0.50 TO 1.00 INCH ACROSS
NORTHERN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...AND FROM 0.50 TO 1.50 INCHES
IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. THE HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
FAVORED SOUTH-FACING SLOPES OF SANTA BARBARA AND WESTERN VENTURA
COUNTIES...AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTY...WHERE ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO AROUND 2.00 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.

SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE  BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...BUT
WITH HIGHER LEVELS WITH THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION...AND LOWER
LEVELS JUST BEFORE. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD THEN LOWER TO 4500 TO 5500
FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE PRECIPITATION
SHIFTS TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES...SNOW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 4500
AND 5500 FEET...WITH THE LOWEST SNOW LEVELS AND POTENTIAL FOR
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM THE EAST ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW
TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES ARE MOST LIKELY ABOVE 6000
FEET...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
MOUNTAINS.

FOR UPDATES ON THIS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM...PLEASE STAY TUNED TO
THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON
THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

HALL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1252 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-072145-
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-
1252 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

...LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...

A LARGE BUT WEAKENING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS SLOWLY
ZIPPING DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE TRACK OF THE LOW CONTINUES TO
SHIFT FURTHER OFFSHORE...WHICH IS KEEPING THE HEAVIEST RAIN JUST OFF
THE COAST. AS A RESULT...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS STORM WILL BE LESS
THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...WITH OVERALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.10 AND
0.25 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO AROUND 0.50 INCHES. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...ESPECIALLY SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY THROUGH THE STORM...WITH MOST OF THE
SNOW FALLING ABOVE 6500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD STAY UNDER 3
INCHES.

THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN SOME...WITH
SHOWER ACTIVITY WEAKENING OVER MOST OF THE AREA...EXCEPT FOR A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS DOWN TO 5000 FEET OVER THE
INTERIOR SLOPES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.

KITTELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1254 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-072145-
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-
1254 PM PST TUE FEB 7 2012

...LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...

A LARGE BUT WEAKENING COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS SLOWLY
ZIPPING DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE TRACK OF THE LOW CONTINUES TO
SHIFT FURTHER OFFSHORE...WHICH IS KEEPING THE HEAVIEST RAIN JUST OFF
THE COAST. AS A RESULT...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS STORM WILL BE LESS
THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...WITH OVERALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.10 AND
0.25 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO AROUND 0.50 INCHES. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...ESPECIALLY SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY THROUGH THE STORM...WITH MOST OF THE
SNOW FALLING ABOVE 6500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD STAY UNDER 3
INCHES.

THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND WEAKEN SOME...WITH
SHOWER ACTIVITY WEAKENING OVER MOST OF THE AREA...EXCEPT FOR A
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR SNOW SHOWERS DOWN TO 5000 FEET OVER THE
INTERIOR SLOPES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.

KITTELL