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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 30, 2016

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high wind watch at Jan 30, 2016, 3:31 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2016, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2016, 3:31 PM PST (23:31 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 31, 2016, 9:00 PM PST
Expired: Jan 31, 2016, 2:22 AM PST
In force
Issued by: NWS Los Angeles, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind watch went out at Jan 30, 3:20 PM PST, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 3:20 PM PST, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 3:31 PM PST, 0 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
331 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-311400-
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-
331 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... THROUGH TONIGHT

HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ALL WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING
BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AND
FOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT.
SURF WILL BE ESPECIALLY HIGH ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THERE WILL BE A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON ALL AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. A
SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE FORECAST LATE TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING PLENTY OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE
REGION. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR SUNDAY FOR THE RECENT
BURN AREAS. ALSO...SNOW WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS INITIALLY
SUNDAY (ABOVE 6500 FT)...THEN DROP LIKE A ROCK BY SUNDAY NIGHT (2500-
3000 FT) INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THERE COULD BE SOME HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE GRAPEVINE AS
WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 NEAR ACTON DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTY NW
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY MTNS FOR POTENTIAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MTNS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES...WHERE THE WINDS ARE INCORPORATED INTO A WINTER STORM
WARNING FROM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LULL
IN THE SURF WITH SURF BELOW 10 FEET SUNDAY EVENING...BUT WILL BUILD
BACK UP SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY.
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

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

* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX 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 *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

SIRARD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 29, 9:18 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	LOX		6 hr
Jan 30, 3:40 AM PST	Beach Hazards Statement	LOX		13 hr
Jan 30, 1:55 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	LOX		46 hr
Jan 30, 2:15 PM PST	Gale Warning	LOX		55 hr
Jan 30, 2:34 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	66 hr
Jan 30, 2:36 PM PST	Flash Flood Watch	LOX	Los Angeles	27 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.