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Flash Flood Watch 3, NWS Los Angeles, CA

September 17, 2014

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 17, 2014, 4:16 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 17, 2014, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2014, 4:16 AM PDT (11:16 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 17, 2014, 10:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 17, 2014, 3:34 PM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA
Flood severity
None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Sep 17, 3:01 AM PDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 3:01 AM PDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 9:00 AM PDT, 19 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
900 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-171300-
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-
900 AM PDT TUE SEP 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

VERY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO BETWEEN 102 AND 110
DEGREES IN THE VALLEYS...TO BETWEEN 98 AND 105 IN LOWER ELEVATIONS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND BETWEEN 93
AND 103 ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN.

DESPITE A LACK OF STRONG WINDS...WITH THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...
EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE TODAY IF A FIRE WERE TO START...
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE ADJACENT
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

* EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.....SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES
WEDNESDAY.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE ADJACENT
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND POSSIBLY AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

IT WILL STILL BE HOT ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE
VALLEY...ALTHOUGH SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY.

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 16, 6:56 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLOX109 min
Sep 17, 9:35 AM PDTWind AdvisoryLOX12 hr
Sep 17, 3:02 PM PDTBeach Hazards StatementLOX29 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.