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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Los Angeles, CA

March 10, 2014Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2014, 7:23 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Mar 10, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2014, 7:23 PM PDT (02:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2014, 9:13 AM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Los Angeles County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2014-03-11Temperature 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, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2014-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-7 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.

240 
WWUS76 KLOX 110223
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
723 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

CAZ046-053-054-111030-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T0500Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...
MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
723 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN
  HOURS. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH TUESDAY EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 30
  TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 65 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...HIGHWAY 14 AND
  HIGHWAY 33. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE TOPANGA...MALIBU CANYONS AS
  WELL AS KANAN ROAD. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-088-111030-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
723 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
  ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH LATE TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS
  23...101...118 AND 126 IN VENTURA COUNTY. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY
  DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ052-111000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T0500Z-140311T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
723 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS
  154...AND 192...ESPECIALLY ABOVE THE HILLS OF MONTECITO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ040-111030-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1300Z-140311T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
723 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STRONGER
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ547-111030-
/O.EXB.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY
723 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
  NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND 405 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 118
  AND 210. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
  WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. WINDS THIS STRONG
  MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

&&

$$

KAPLAN/HALL
3 follow-up statements
776 
WWUS76 KLOX 110324 CCA
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
823 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

CAZ046-053-054-111145-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T0500Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...
MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
823 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN
  HOURS. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH TUESDAY EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 30
  TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 65 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...HIGHWAY 14 AND
  HIGHWAY 33. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE TOPANGA...MALIBU CANYONS AS
  WELL AS KANAN ROAD. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-088-111145-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
823 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
  ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH LATE TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS
  23...101...118 AND 126 IN VENTURA COUNTY. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY
  DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ052-111000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T0500Z-140311T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
823 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS
  154...AND 192...ESPECIALLY ABOVE THE HILLS OF MONTECITO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ040-111145-
/O.COR.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1300Z-140311T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
823 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ON TUESDAY
  NIGHT AND BECOME STRONGER WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ547-111145-
/O.EXB.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY
823 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
  NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND 405 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 118
  AND 210. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
  WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. WINDS THIS STRONG
  MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

&&

$$

KAPLAN/HALL
552 
WWUS76 KLOX 110954
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
254 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORIES TODAY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WIND WARNINGS
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.A MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND EVENT WILL BRING 35 TO 45 MPH
WINDS GUSTS TO MANY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES
TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING
LEVELS LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ052-111100-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140311T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
254 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS MORNING AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL
EXPIRE AT 300 AM PDT. ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL SUNRISE.

$$

CAZ547-111900-
/O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY
254 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAWN THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE WINDS THEN COULD STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
  THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
  WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND 405 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 118 
  AND 210. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
  AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. WINDS THIS 
  STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ046-053-054-111900-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...
MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
254 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING. WINDS
  WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO STRENGTHEN TO
  30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...HIGHWAY 14 AND 
  HIGHWAY 33. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE TOPANGA...MALIBU CANYONS AS 
  WELL AS KANAN ROAD. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-088-111900-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
254 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAWN THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON...BUT COULD STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SHOULD BE EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 AS WELL AS 
  HIGHWAYS 23...101...118 AND 126 IN VENTURA COUNTY. WINDS THIS 
  STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ040-111900-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.140311T1300Z-140311T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
254 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER DAWN AND PERSIST THROUGH MID
  AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  BECOME STRONGER WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

ASR
041 
WWUS76 KLOX 111613
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
913 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.NORTHEAST WINDS ARE WEAKER THAN EXPECTED TODAY...BUT STILL
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...THOUGH GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTIES AS WELL.

CAZ044-045-088-120200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
913 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 AS WELL AS 
  HIGHWAYS 23...101...118 AND 126 IN VENTURA COUNTY. WINDS THIS 
  STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

&&

$$

CAZ046-053-054-120200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...
MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
913 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...HIGHWAY 14 AND 
  HIGHWAY 33. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE TOPANGA...MALIBU CANYONS AS 
  WELL AS KANAN ROAD. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

&&

$$

CAZ547-120200-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140312T0500Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0004.140312T0500Z-140312T2200Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY
913 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE
  WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 AND 405 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 118 
  AND 210. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
  AND WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. WINDS THIS 
  STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND CAUSE PROPERTY 
  DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO
SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.

&&

$$

CAZ040-111715-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-140311T2200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO
913 AM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNDER 25 MPH TODAY. HOWEVER...LATER
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

$$

MW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 10, 4:35 PM PDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 4:35 PM PDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
435 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.SYNOPSIS...

A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE WEST AND BRING A
FEW HIGH CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE WEST WHILE AN UPPER LOW APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTHEAST BY WEDNESDAY. THIS SHOULD BRING SANTA ANA WINDS TO THE
REGION BY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL RAISE
TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS COAST AND COASTAL VALLEYS ON
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TUE-THU)...
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL WITH AN UPPER TROF
SLIDING EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...ALSO PULLING SOME HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA FOR SOME FILTERED SUNSHINE IN SPOTS.
THIS TROUGH WILL BE THE FOCUS OF OUR WEATHER THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO
AS IT TIGHTENS UP...CLOSES OFF...AND MOVES INTO THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST. FOR TONIGHT...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TROUGH AXIS
RUNNING FROM IDAHO SOUTHWARD INTO NEVADA. THEN BY 12Z TUESDAY ONE
PIECE OF THE TROUGH CONTINUES EAST INTO COLORADO WHILE ANOTHER VORT
LOBE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH DROPS INTO NEVADA. THE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BEHIND THE TROUGH BY THIS TIME IS
NUDGING INTO PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND HELPING TO INDUCE SOME OFFSHORE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BY THIS TIME. THE NAM FORECASTS SLIGHTLY
STRONGER OFFSHORE WINDS THAN THE GFS FOR TUESDAY MORNING...BUT BOTH
MODELS AT THIS TIME ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT. TUESDAY
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN TODAY'S DUE TO THE
PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER TROUGH TO OUR NORTHEAST AND LOWER HEIGHTS.

DIFFERENCES IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS THEN APPEAR FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCE WITH THE STRENGTH AND
POSITION OF THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN.
ITS POSITION RESULTS IN LAX TO DAG PRESSURE GRADIENTS AT 12Z
WEDNESDAY OF -5.4 MB IN THE NAM AND -3.4 IN THE GFS...A DIFFERENCE
THAT CAN ALSO BE ATTRIBUTED TO RESOLUTION DIFFERENCES SO IN ESSENCE
VERY LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO
MODELS. THE MODEL DISCREPANCY...AND SUBSEQUENT STRENGTH OF THIS
OFFSHORE EVENT...COMES WITH THE POSITION AND STRENGTH OF WHAT ENDS
UP BEING A WEST-EAST ORIENTED ELONGATED UPPER LOW. BECAUSE THE NAM
DROPS THE UPPER LOW JUST SOUTHWEST OF VEGAS BY 18Z WED...THUS
PRODUCING GOOD NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND THERMAL SUPPORT AT LOW TO MID
LEVELS OVER SOCAL...THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HIGH WIND
WARNING-LEVEL EVENT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND STRONG ADVISORY AND
MODERATE TO STRONG SANTA ANA EVENT FOR THE SANTA ANA-PRONE FOOTHILLS
AND VALLEYS/COASTS. THE NAM HAS BEEN TRENDING WEAKER WITH TIME...BUT
EVEN THE 18Z RUN INDICATES A STRONG EVENT. MEANWHILE THE GFS AND
ECMWF FORECAST THE SAME WEST-EAST ELONGATION BUT FURTHER
NORTH...RESULTING IN WEAKER UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND WEAKER WINDS
DOWN AT THE SURFACE...MORE LIKE AN ADVISORY LEVEL EVENT. MODELS
AGREE ON THIS BEING A QUICK SHOT WITH WINDS WEAKENING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. FOR NOW WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE VTU/LA
MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA MONICAS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTN AND
MAKE THE DECISION ON MOUNTAIN WARNING OR MOUNTAIN ADVISORY TOMORROW
AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER....EITHER WAY ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED
FOR THE COASTS/VALLEYS. DESPITE THE RECENT RAINS...FUELS ARE STILL
NEAR CRITICAL SO THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FIRE WEATHER THREAT. SEE THE
FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SOME ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE OFFSHORE
FLOW...AND COOL A BIT ON THURSDAY AS THE OFFSHORE FLOW IS WEAKER.

.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER CALIFORNIA WITH LONG RANGE MODELS
CENTERING A 587 DM HIGH JUST OFF THE SOCAL COAST SUNDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...THE
WARMEST DAY SUNDAY. PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE AND EVEN A CHANCE AT NEARING
OR EVEN BREAKING SOME RECORD HIGHS. BY SUNDAY EXPECT HIGHS AT THE
BEACHES IN THE 70S...80S COASTAL VALLEYS...AND SOME ISOLATED 90
DEGREE READINGS OR ABOVE INTERIOR VALLEYS. THE RIDGE MOVES JUST TO
OUR EAST ON MONDAY FOR SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. IT DOESN'T HAVE
A BIG IMPACT ON MONDAY'S FORECAST...BUT FOR IMPACTS BEYOND THE
FORECAST PERIOD THERE ARE BIG DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE
ECMWF IN THE FORECAST UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. THE GFS HAS A RATHER DEEP
CLOSED UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED DEEP SURFACE LOW ABOUT 500 MILES
WEST OF SFO 18Z MONDAY THAT EVENTUALLY BECOMES A RAIN PRODUCER OVER
SOCAL. MEANWHILE THE ECMWF PUTS THE FORECAST AREA IN WEAK TO
MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW AT UPPER LEVELS AND SHOWS A WEAKER CLOSED
LOW FURTHER WEST THAN WHAT THE GFS FORECASTS. BUT...BOTH MODELS
STRUGGLING WITH THIS FEATURE WITH VERY POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY.

&&

.AVIATION...10/2335Z...

OVERALL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 00Z TAF PACKAGE. VFR CONDS ARE
ANTICIPATED FOR ALL SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SOME MVFR/IFR CONDS DEVELOPING AFTER 10Z NEAR THE LA
COUNTY COAST....MAINLY KLGB AND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR KLAX.
HOWEVER THE ANTICIPATED INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW SHOULD LIMIT THAT
POSSIBILITY.

KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 00Z TAF. THERE IS A 20% CHANCE OF MVFR/IFR
CONDS DEVELOPING AFTER 10Z.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 00Z TAF. WITH DEVELOPING OFFSHORE FLOW
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LLWS/TURBULENCE BETWEEN 12Z-17Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...10/1755Z.
GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PEAKING
ON WEDNESDAY AND FOCUSING OVER LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. DRY
AIR FROM THE OFFSHORE FLOW THIS LAST WEEKEND WILL LINGER THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES MAINLY UNDER 15 PERCENT...WHICH WILL
RESULT IN A NUMBER OF HOURS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY ON TUESDAY AS THE
WINDS INCREASE.

AS THE WINDS INCREASE FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...COLD
AIR FROM THE LOW WILL BRING INCREASED HUMIDITIES...ESPECIALLY IN
THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL TAKE TIME TO LOWER THROUGH THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY...FIRST NEAR THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN UP THROUGH
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE AFTERNOON. DESPITE THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITIES...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 40 MPH
AND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH DURING THE PEAK ON WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL
BRING A POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IF A FIRE STARTED. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT AS A RESULT.

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY...BUT WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER ON WEDNESDAY. HUMIDITIES
HOWEVER WILL LOWER SOME...AND IF WEDNESDAY PROVES TO BE RED FLAG
WORTHY...THIS PERIOD MAY NEED TO BE ADDED AS WELL.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FIRE WEATHER WATCH (SEE LAXRFWLOX).
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...JACKSON
AVIATION...CK
FIRE WX...KITTELL
SYNOPSIS...JACKSON

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 6:41 PM PDT, 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
641 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-111300-
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-
641 PM PDT MON MAR 10 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE THAT GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS COULD DEVELOP TONIGHT
ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WHICH MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WEDNESDAY.

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

* FIRE WEATHER WATCH.........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

HALL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 10:18 AM PDTRed Flag WarningLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara32 hr
Mar 11, 12:31 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningLOXLos Angeles26 hr
Mar 11, 12:31 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOX26 hr
Mar 11, 2:28 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.