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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 11, 2015

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high wind warning at Dec 11, 2015, 12:08 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 11, 2015, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 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 11, 2015, 12:08 PM PST (20:08 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2015, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 12, 2015, 9:00 AM PST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

476 
WWUS76 KLOX 112008
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...

...POTENTIAL STRONGER NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY...

.IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...THE MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. FROM
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN
STRONGER NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE
5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WITH
DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 NEAR
TEJON PASS ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO
LIKELY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE LA COUNTY COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS
AS WELL AS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST.

CAZ053-054-120400-
/O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0008.151212T0200Z-151212T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0009.151212T0200Z-151212T1700Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.151211T2200Z-151212T0200Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AREA.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING 
  TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGHWAYS MOST IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 138 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING HIGH WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER ARE LIKELY OR IMMINENT. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ059-120400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN 
  PORTIONS. 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS CAN 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING TRAILERS. WINDS THIS 
  STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING 
  THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO PROLONGED DROUGHT 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-040-041-087-120400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO...MALIBU...
SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH...AVALON
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL IMPACT COASTAL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN OF CATALINA.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-120400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE 
  AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ037-120400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ046-088-547-120400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.151212T0200Z-151212T1400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
1208 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  HOURS. WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MW
5 follow-up statements
209 
WWUS76 KLOX 120355
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

...STRONGER NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

.IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES INCLUDING THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. FROM
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT
DUSTING OF SNOW ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 NEAR TEJON PASS TONIGHT. THE
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST.

CAZ034-035-040-041-087-120500-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG...VENTURA...OXNARD...CAMARILLO...MALIBU...
SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS...HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH...AVALON
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH ALONG THE SLO AND
SANTA BARBARA CENTRAL COAST. AREAS OF THE VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTY COASTS ARE STILL SEEING ISOLATED GUSTS TO 30 MPH...BUT
THOSE SHOULD BE DIMINISHING IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.

$$

CAZ037-120500-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0400Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS IN THE SLO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS HAVE DROPPED BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

CAZ053-054-121200-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT INTO
  EARLY SATURDAY WHEN WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AREA.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING 
  TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGHWAYS MOST IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 138 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING HIGH WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER ARE LIKELY OR IMMINENT. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ059-120600-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN PORTIONS.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS CAN 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING TRAILERS. WINDS THIS 
  STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING 
  THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO PROLONGED DROUGHT 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-121100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE
  AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ046-088-547-121200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
755 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PERSIST
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
320 
WWUS76 KLOX 120539
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
939 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

...STRONGER NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

.IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALREADY
OBSERVED. IN ADDITION...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT
DUSTING OF SNOW ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 NEAR TEJON PASS TONIGHT. THE
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST.

CAZ059-120645-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
939 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY
EXCEPT FOR INFREQUENT GUSTS IN A FEW SPOTS SO THE ADVISORY WILL
EXPIRE AT 10 PM.

$$

CAZ053-054-121345-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
939 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT INTO
  EARLY SATURDAY AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN
  OBSERVED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR... INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AREA.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING 
  TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGHWAYS MOST IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 138 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING HIGH WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER ARE LIKELY OR IMMINENT. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-121100-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
939 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE 
  AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ046-088-547-121345-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
939 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL PERSIST 
  THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
347 
WWUS76 KLOX 121143
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
343 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING...

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID MORNING...

.IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING...ESPECIALLY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALREADY OBSERVED. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW
ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 NEAR TEJON PASS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST.

CAZ053-054-121700-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
343 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MID MORNING. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN
  OBSERVED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR... INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AREA.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING 
  TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGHWAYS MOST IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 138 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING HIGH WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER ARE LIKELY OR IMMINENT. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-121700-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0066.151212T1143Z-151212T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
343 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND
  ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THROUGH MID MORNING

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES...
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE
  AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154...AND 192...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  GAVIOTA...SAN MARCOS PASS...AND BELOW THE HILLS OF MONTECITO..

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ046-088-547-121400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1400Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
343 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KAPLAN
077 
WWUS76 KLOX 121342
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
542 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...DAMAGING NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING...

...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS
OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MID MORNING...

.IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ALREADY OBSERVED. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW
ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 NEAR TEJON PASS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST.

CAZ053-054-121700-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
542 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH MID MORNING. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN 
  OBSERVED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 
  CORRIDOR... INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE AREA. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING 
  TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... 
  AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGHWAYS MOST IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE 
  INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 138 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING HIGH WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER ARE LIKELY OR IMMINENT. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ046-088-547-121700-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
542 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-121700-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
542 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

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

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE 
  AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THROUGH MID MORNING 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES... 
  ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WEAKENED STATE OF TREES DUE TO 
  PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE 
  AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154...AND 192...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR GAVIOTA...SAN MARCOS PASS...AND BELOW THE HILLS OF 
  MONTECITO.. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KAPLAN
950 
WWUS76 KLOX 121709
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
909 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015


CAZ053-054-121815-
/O.EXP.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
909 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE GRAPEVINE AREA THIS
MORNING...THOUGH ISOLATED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

$$

CAZ046-088-547-121815-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...
WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY
909 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

ADVISORY LEVEL NORTH WINDS HAVE ENDED...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ039-052-121815-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-151212T1700Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
909 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

ADVISORY LEVEL NORTH WINDS HAVE ENDED...HOWEVER GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

MW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 11, 10:06 AM PST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 10:06 AM PST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1006 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

.SYNOPSIS...

A THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ANOTHER THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-SUN)...THE LAST HURRAH FROM THIS UPPER LOW WILL
BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. ALREADY HAVE SEEN SHOWERS AND AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST THIS MORNING
AND EXPECT THE SHOWER THREAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. SHOWERS ARE VERY FAST MOVING SO THEY WON'T BE LINGERING LONG
OVER ANY ONE AREA AND AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED BUT SOME VERY BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL CAUSE SOME RAIN SHADOW EFFECT TO THE LEE OF THE TRANSVERSE
RANGE JUST LIKE YESTERDAY SO RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LOWER ACROSS AREAS
LIKE WESTERN SBA AND SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY. BUT CAN'T RULE OUT A
SHOWER OR ISOLATED STORM JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE TODAY.

IT WILL BE A WINDY DAY ACROSS THE AREA, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.
ALREADY SEEING WINDS GUSTING CLOSE TO 30 MPH IN THE MTNS AND SOME OF
BEACHES. EXPECT WE'LL SEE MORE OF THAT THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME LOW
END WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS FOR MANY AREAS. THIS EVENING THE
NORTHERLY JET WILL MOVE OVERHEAD AND PUSH WINDS IN THE MTNS UP INTO
WARNING LEVELS WITH GUSTS UP TO OR EVEN LOCALLY EXCEEDING 60 MPH
THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. WILL ALSO HAVE SOME LINGERING UPSLOPE SHOWERS
THERE AS WELL THAT COULD DROP SOME LIGHT SNOW NEAR OR AT PASS LEVEL.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SRN SBA COUNTY OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE VENTURA/LA VALLEYS.

***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION***

FOR SATURDAY...EXPECT CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY...WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
THERE WILL BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE L.A. AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEYS SATURDAY MORNING.

YET ANOTHER TROUGH WILL START TO DIG DOWN THE WEST COAST AND PUSH
INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE
SIMILAR IN ITS PATH...BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE BETTER DYNAMICS AND MORE
CONDUCIVE WIND PROFILES TO BRING HIGHER RAIN AND SNOW TOTALS TO THE
FORECAST AREA BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY
MORNING. THE COLD FRONT SEEMS TO HOLD TOGETHER AS A SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPS JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL
HELP WITH BETTER SW FLOW OVER VENTURA AND L.A. COUNTIES AND SHOULD
BRING DECENT RAINFALL TOTALS TO FAVORED SOUTWEST FACING SLOPES. SNOW
LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 6000 FT...THEN LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000
AND 4500 FT BY SUNDAY NIGHT. STILL TOO EARLY TO GET A HANDLE ON RAIN
AND SNOWFALL TOTALS...BUT IT SHOULD BE MORE IMPRESSIVE THEN WHAT WE
ARE EXPECTING TODAY. BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES...GUSTY SW WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. A "PALMDALE MOUNTAIN
WAVE" COULD DEVELOP SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLDFRONT AND
BRING LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN POTION OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. IT WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN
QUITE COOL ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGHS REMAIANING IN THE MID 60S IN
MOST COAST AND COASTAL VALLEYS. INTERIOR AREAS WILL BE IN THE
50S...WITH MUCH COLDER CONDS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.LONG TERM (MON-THU)...ANOTHER STRONG NORTHERLY JET WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING COLD FRONT. THERE COULD BE
MORE HIGH WIND WARNING LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THE I-5 CORRIDOR...SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY ACROSS THE USUAL NORTHERLY
WIND PRONE VALLEYS SUCH AS SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS.
THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY...WITH A VERY WEAK
SHORT WAVE REMAINING TO THE WEST OF CALIFORNIA. THAT COULD CHANGE
WITH SUCCESSIVE MODEL RUNS...BUT FOR NOW WILL KEEP IT JUST PARTLY
CLOUDY. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL WARMING...BUT REMAINING WELL BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURE WISE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THERE WILL A RIDGE
EXPANDING FROM THE WEST INTO CALIFORNIA ALLOWING FOR MORE GRADUAL
WARMING AND WEAK TO LOCALLY MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW. SKIES WILL WILL
REMAIN CLEAR THROUGH THURSDAY WITH BEST WARMING ALONG THE COAST AND
COASTAL VALLEYS...BUT STILL ONLY IN THE UPPER 60S FOR WARMEST SPOTS.

&&

.AVIATION...11/1800Z.

MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL SHIFT
EAST. UPPER LEVEL STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG NORTH-
NORTHWEST BY 12/00Z WHILE MID LEVEL MODERATE WEST WINDS BECOME
MODERATE NORTHWEST BY 12/00Z AND MODERATE NORTH AFTER 12/17Z.
ISOLATE TSTMS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 12/00Z WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST 30-35KT WITH TOPS 20-25KFT. FREEZING LEVEL RANGED FROM
5KFT OVER THE NORTH HALF OF THE AREA TO 6KFT OVER THE SOUTH HALF
THIS MORNING AND WILL DIFFER BY PLUS 1.5KFT SATURDAY MORNING.

MARINE LAYER AT LAX AT 1600Z IS NONE.

KLAX...VERY UNLIKELY THUNDERSTORMS WITH CIGS 040 THROUGH 11/19Z.
OTHERWISE MODERATE SURFACE WIND LIKELY BETWEEN 11/19-12/03Z.

KBUR...CHANCE CIGS 025 AND LIGHT SHOWERS AT TIMES THROUGH 11/20Z
THEN CHANCE BROKEN 050 WITH SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY THROUGH 12/00Z.

VIRTUALLY CERTAIN - 95-100%
VERY LIKELY       - 80-95%
LIKELY            - 60-80%
CHANCE            - 30-60%
VERY UNLIKELY     - 20% OR LESS

&&

.MARINE...11/900 AM.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE SOUTH OF POINT SAL TO SAN
CLEMENTE ISLAND INCLUDING THE INNER BASINS FROM SANTA BARBARA TO SAN
PEDRO AND A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ELSEWHERE. THE NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN OVER THE ENTIRE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
OTHERWISE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE FROM PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SAN MIGUEL ISLAND AND FROM SAN
MIGUEL ISLAND TO SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.BEACHES...11/900 AM.

A HIGH SURF WARNING NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION AND ADVISORY ELESWHERE
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY THEN AN ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST. SURF WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE MORNING AND CHANGE LITTLE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SURF WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT THROUGH SAT
NIGHT.. ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST...16 TO 22 FOOT SURF IS
EXPECTED...WHILE 9 TO 12 FOOT SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG VENTURA/LOS
ANGELES BEACHES. COASTAL FLOODING AND EROSION IS LIKELY AT HIGH TIDE
EACH MORNING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OBSERVERED WATER LEVELS WERE
AROUND 1 FOOT OVER TIDE PREDICTIONS TODAY AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH SURF WARNING (SEE LAXCFWLOX)
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX).
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...MW/KAPLAN
AVIATION/MARINE...30

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 6:00 AM PST, 6 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-121400-
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 FRI DEC 11 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

HIGH SURF WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL
COAST TO LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. HIGHEST SURF WILL BE BETWEEN 16 AND
22 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 25 FEET THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING.

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY.
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH FOR THE LOS ANGELES, VENTURA AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH
WILL OCCUR FOR THE SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS AS WELL AS
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS
WELL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM POINT CONCEPTION TO PIEDRAS
BLANCAS WHERE GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL BE LIKELY.

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

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

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

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

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOME...BUT REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY
LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN FOR MUCH
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING INTO MONDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS COULD BE POTENTIALLY HIGHER THEN CURRENT STORM LAST
EVENING AND TODAY.

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

* 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.

KAPLAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 9:12 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles36 hr
Dec 11, 2:29 AM PSTGale WarningLOX25 hr

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Sources

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