Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 30, 2016

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2016, 1:55 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2016, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 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
Jan 30, 2016, 1:55 PM PST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2016, 9:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 1, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

As transmitted.

454 
WWUS46 KLOX 302155
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
155 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON
SUNDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE
AREA. SNOW LEVELS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY WILL GENERALLY BE
BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO AROUND 3000
FEET SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE HEAVIER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THIS
EVENT...HOWEVER...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE
WILL LIKELY RECEIVE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FROM LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG
WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ053-054-310600-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0002.160131T1700Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
155 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO NOON PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO NOON PST MONDAY.

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET...6 TO 12
  INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4000
  AND 6000 FEET...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO 3000 FEET. HEAVIER
  ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM SUNDAY
  MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO
  3000 FEET THAT WILL IMPACT THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR ARE MOST
  LIKELY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
  STRENGTHEN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...WITH
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR
  NEAR THE GRAPEVINE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
  NEAR THE GRAPEVINE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
  MORNING AND TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

SUKUP/GOMBERG/SIRARD
7 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS46 KLOX 310633
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1033 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXPECTED
TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ICE...AND WIND IMPACTS LATE SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA ON
SUNDAY BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE
AREA. SNOW LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE
BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500
AND 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING...EVENTUALLY LOWERING TO 2500
TO 3000 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS EVENT BE ABOVE 6000 FEET...
HOWEVER...NORTH FACING SLOPES COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS
TIME...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY
SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS...WITH THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW...
ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH. SNOW
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
ON MOUNTAIN ROADS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ053-054-311400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.160131T1700Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1033 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
NOON PST MONDAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH 6
  TO 12 INCHES ON NORTH SLOPES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET... AND 2
  TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ON NORTH FACING
  SLOPES IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
  DURING THIS TIME...A PORTION OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE
  TO PYRAMID LAKE WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...WITH 3
  TO 7 INCHES LIKELY NEAR GORMON AND THE GRAPEVINE. NORTH FACING
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS SUCH AS FRAZIER
  PARK COULD SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  50 MPH DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND
  STRENGTHEN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS
  SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...WITH
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO LIKELY FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR
  THE GRAPEVINE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. TIRE
  CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

GOMBERG/ASR
023 
WWUS46 KLOX 311201
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
401 AM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXPECTED
TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ICE...AND WIND IMPACTS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TODAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE
AREA. SNOW LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE
BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET...THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000
AND 3500 FEET BY THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY LOWERING TO 2000 TO
2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH
THIS EVENT BE ABOVE 6000 FEET. HOWEVER...NORTH FACING SLOPES
COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS...WITH THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW... ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS...AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH. SNOW COMBINED
WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ053-054-312200-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.160131T1700Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
401 AM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO NOON PST MONDAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET...WITH 6
  TO 12 INCHES ON NORTH SLOPES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...AND 2
  TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ON NORTH FACING
  SLOPES IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
  DURING THIS TIME...A PORTION OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE
  TO PYRAMID LAKE WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...WITH 3
  TO 7 INCHES LIKELY NEAR GORMON AND THE GRAPEVINE. NORTH FACING
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS SUCH AS FRAZIER
  PARK COULD SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25
  TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL
  SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND MONDAY...AND INCREASE TO 35
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED GUSTS TO
  80 MPH AT THE HIGHER PEAKS. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS DURING THE DAY TODAY...WITH
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO LIKELY FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR
  THE GRAPEVINE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING.
  TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

RAT
565 
WWUS46 KLOX 312154
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
154 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXPECTED
TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ICE...AND WIND IMPACTS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TODAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE
AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500
FEET BY THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET BY
MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS EVENT BE
ABOVE 6000 FEET. HOWEVER...NORTH FACING SLOPES COULD SEE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS
TIME...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY
SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS...WITH THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW...
ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH. SNOW
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES...AND ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ053-054-010600-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
154 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET...WITH 6
  TO 12 INCHES ON NORTH SLOPES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...AND 2
  TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ON NORTH FACING
  SLOPES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...A
  PORTION OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO PYRAMID LAKE WILL
  LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY
  NEAR GORMON AND THE GRAPEVINE. NORTH FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN
  THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS SUCH AS FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE 8 TO
  16 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY...AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
  THERE MAY BE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH AT THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS...WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO
  LIKELY FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE FROM
  LATE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

HALL
395 
WWUS46 KLOX 312352
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
352 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXPECTED
TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ICE...AND WIND IMPACTS LATE TONIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS EVENT BE ABOVE 6000 FEET. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...WITH UP 8 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTHWEST FOOTHILLS
NEAR NEENACH. NORTH FACING SLOPES COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...THE
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE WILL LIKELY SEE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS...WITH THREE TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW... ICY
ROAD CONDITIONS...AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH. SNOW
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES... AND ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ059-010800-
/O.EXA.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
352 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW. THIS
WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY.

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 INCH
  ON PARTS OF THE VALLEY FLOOR...TO 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
  FOOTHILLS...TO UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST FOOTHILLS
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO LIKELY
  FOR HIGHWAY 138 NEAR INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TIRE
  CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-010800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
352 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET...WITH 6 
  TO 12 INCHES ON NORTH SLOPES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...AND 
  2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ON NORTH 
  FACING SLOPES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DURING THIS 
  TIME...A PORTION OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO PYRAMID 
  LAKE WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...WITH 3 TO 7 
  INCHES LIKELY NEAR GORMON AND THE GRAPEVINE. NORTH FACING 
  MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS SUCH AS 
  FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. 

* WINDS AND TIMING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND 
  MONDAY...AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  THERE MAY BE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH AT THE HIGHER PEAKS. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS...WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO 
  LIKELY FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE FROM 
  LATE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

HALL
696 
WWUS46 KLOX 010827
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1227 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXPECTED
TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ICE...AND WIND IMPACTS THIS MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW THAT DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF SUNDAY'S STRONG
WINTER STORM WILL BRING MODERATE SNOW TO THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY IN THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW
LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH UP 8 INCHES
POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTHWEST FOOTHILLS NEAR NEENACH. NORTH FACING
SLOPES COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING.
DURING THIS TIME...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE
WILL LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS...WITH THREE TO SEVEN INCHES
OF SNOW... ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...AND STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60
MPH. SNOW COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES...
AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER
DRIVING CONDITIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING.

CAZ053-054-011630-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1227 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET...WITH 6
  TO 12 INCHES ON NORTH SLOPES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...AND 2
  TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ON NORTH FACING
  SLOPES IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...A PORTION
  OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM THE GRAPEVINE TO PYRAMID LAKE WILL LIKELY
  SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY NEAR
  GORMAN AND THE GRAPEVINE. NORTH FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE
  VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS SUCH AS FRAZIER PARK COULD SEE 8 TO 16
  INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED
  GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT THE HIGHER PEAKS.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS...WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO
  LIKELY FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

CAZ059-011630-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
1227 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 INCH
  ON PARTS OF THE VALLEY FLOOR...TO 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
  FOOTHILLS...TO UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST FOOTHILLS THROUGH
  THIS MORNING.

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO LIKELY
  FOR HIGHWAY 138 NEAR INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THIS MORNING. TIRE
  CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

ASR/DB
412 
WWUS46 KLOX 011624
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
824 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.THERE WILL BE LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY AND
NORTHWEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. HOWEVER...THE
BIGGEST IMPACT THIS MORNING WILL BE ICY ROADS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
VERY STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
ANTELOPE VALLEY.

CAZ053-054-012000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
824 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE
  OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. SHOWERS ENDING LATER THIS
  MORNING.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. THERE MAY BE 
  ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH AT THE HIGHER PEAKS. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 
  HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN ROADS...WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ALSO 
  LIKELY FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE 
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. TIRE CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

CAZ059-012000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
824 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* SNOWFALL AND TIMING...A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS
  THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION TODAY.

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
  ANTELOPE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN
YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA
CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.

&&

$$

MW
032 
WWUS46 KLOX 011957
WSWLOX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1157 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...SNOW TAPERING OFF BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.SNOW SHOWERS ARE TAPERING OFF...HOWEVER GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY
PRODUCT...LAXNPWLOX...WWUS76 KLOX...FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

CAZ053-054-012100-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1157 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

$$

CAZ059-012100-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T2000Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
1157 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

$$

MW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 30, 10:20 AM PST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 10:20 AM PST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1020 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

.SYNOPSIS...

SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVERHEAD SUNDAY BRINGING
WITH IT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...HIGH ELEVATION SNOW AND THE SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MORNING THROUGH EVENING HOURS
WITH DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO ANCHOR ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES NEXT
WEEK...SUPPORTING FAIR SKIES AND A WARMING TREND.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TODAY-MON)...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WAS BRINGING SOME
LIGHT RAIN TO THE CENTRAL COAST THIS MORNING. AS THE FRONT
DISSIPATES THERE WILL JUST BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THIS
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS THIS MORNING FOR THE COAST
AND VLYS S OF POINT CONCEPTION WILL TURN TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERALL CAN BE EXPECTED
FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THRU THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW
THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN GUSTY W TO NW WINDS DEVELOPING FOR THE
CENTRAL COAST...MTNS OF VTU/L.A. COUNTIES AND ANTELOPE VLY. TEMPS
ACROSS THE AREA ARE FORECAST TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE
COAST AND ADJACENT VLYS...AND NEAR NORMAL FOR INTERIOR AREAS.

TONIGHT WILL BE A PERIOD OF RELATIVE CALM BEFORE A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA ON SUN. AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING STORM WILL BRING MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
TO THE REGION ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO SLO/SBA COUNTIES
AND THE N MTN SLOPES. HOWEVER...THE RAIN CHANCES SHOULD INCREASE
TOWARD MORNING FOR NWRN SLO COUNTY.

MODELS HAVE COME INTO GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES
OF THE UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM...WITH JUST SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES NOW
IN TIMING AND POSITION OF THE SURFACE LOW AND ORIENTATION OF THE
JET. A 140 KT JET IS FORECAST TO SAG S INTO THE FORECAST AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE FURTHER S ON SUN. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD
SUN MORNING WHERE THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE UNDER THE LEFT-FRONT
EXIT REGION WITH ADDITIONAL LIFT TO ENHANCE PRECIP AND GIVE ADDED
BOOST TO THE CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE MODELS MOVE THE SURFACE
LOW SLIGHTLY FURTHER S ON SUN THAN EARLIER RUNS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE
HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR FURTHER S AS WELL...MAINLY OVER VTU/L.A.
COUNTIES...WITH A GOOD PORTION OF THE PRECIP OCCURRING DURING A 6
HOUR PERIOD FROM LATE SUN MORNING THRU LATE SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW
LEVEL FLOW (BELOW 900 MB) WILL BE MORE FROM THE N OVER SLO/SBA
COUNTIES AND W TO SW OVER VTU/L.A. COUNTIES...WITH MINOR OROGRAPHIC
LIFT EXPECTED FOR VTU/L.A. COUNTIES. IT LOOKS LIKE BY EARLY SUN
EVENING THAT MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE EXITING THE REGION EXCEPT
FOR LINGERING SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MTNS ESPECIALLY FOR
THE N SLOPES.

THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY SW TO W WINDS WITH THE STORM ON SUN
ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN...THEN WINDS WILL TURN NW AND
INCREASE SHARPLY EARLY SUN EVENING AND CONTINUE SUN NIGHT INTO
MON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OR MORE IN THE MTNS...UP TO 65 MPH IN
THE ANTELOPE VLY...AND UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH FOR THE COAST AND VLYS. A
HIGH WIND WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THE ANTELOPE VLY FOR SUN
NIGHT AND MON.

THE GFS IS THE WETTER OF THE MODELS WITH THIS SYSTEM WHICH LOOKS
MORE REASONABLE CONSIDERING THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS. IT LOOKS LIKE OVERALL 0.50 TO 1.00
INCH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR SLO/SBA COUNTIES...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR
VTU/L.A. COUNTIES EXCEPT UP TO 3.00 INCHES ON SOUTH FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH INTENSITY RAINFALL AT TIMES WITH
THIS SYSTEM...IT LOOKS LIKE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BURN AREAS
WILL EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED.

SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO BE RELATIVELY HIGH THRU SUN MORNING...
GENERALLY ABOVE 7000 FT...THEN FALL TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET BY EARLY
SUN EVENING. THERE WILL LIKELY BE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000
FEET...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. AS THE COLD AIR
BEHIND THE STORM MOVES IN QUICKLY SUN EVENING...SNOW LEVELS COULD
DROP TO AS LOW AS 3000 FEET ON THE N MTN SLOPES SUN NIGHT...WITH
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ON THE N SLOPES INCLUDING AROUND THE
GRAPEVINE. TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON I-5 WITH ICY ROADS WILL BE LIKELY SUN
NIGHT INTO EARLY MON MORNING FOR THIS AREA. IN ADDITION...STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND HI CONFIDENCE OF
DAMAGING WINDS...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR L.A./VTU COUNTY MTNS FOR
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED WITH THE AFTERNOON
ZONE PACKAGE.

***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION***

A DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY BUT COOL AND QUITE WINDY. WIDESPREAD
WIND ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY FOR MONDAY. HIGH TEMPS ON MONDAY SHOULD
REMAIN IN THE MID 50S-TO AROUND 60 FOR MOST COAST AND VALLEYS...WITH
MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR REGIONS.

.LONG TERM (TUE-FRI)...FOR TUE AND WED...THERE WILL BE BROAD NW FLOW
ALOFT WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE AXIS OVER CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY
WHICH WILL KEEP ANY CHANCE OF SHOWERS WELL TO THE NORTH. THERE COULD
BE SOME HIGH CLOUDS BREAKING THROUGH THE RIDGE CAUSING PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...BUT OVERALL EXPECT CONTINUED WARMING EACH DAY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY. SOME WEAK OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING FROM WED-
FRI. HIGH TEMPS WILL REACH BACK TO NORMAL BY MID WEEK FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR.

&&

.AVIATION...30/1815Z...

AT 1130Z...THE MARINE INVERSION AT KLAX WAS BASED AT 2500 FEET. THE
TOP OF THE INVERSION WAS 3500 FEET WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 13 DEGREES
CELSIUS.

OVERALL...LOW CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF PACKAGE DUE TIMING OF LOW
CIGS/VSBYS CLEARING OUT TODAY AND TIMING FOR LOW CIGS/VSBYS AND RAIN
BEGINNING BETWEEN 06Z & 15Z NORTH TO SOUTH. LINGERING STRATUS/FOG
HAS BEEN SLOW TO CLEAR OUT THIS MORNING AND MAY LAST UP TO 2 HOURS
LONGER THAN EXPECTED. CIGS/VSBYS MAY DROP ONE CATEGORY OR MORE
DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BANDS WHICH WILL START BETWEEN 3 TO 6
HOURS AFTER THE ONSET OF LIGHT RAIN FOR FOR COAST AND VALLEY TAF
SITES FROM KOXR AND SOUTH.

KLAX...LOW CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF
RAIN LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD...BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN EXACT TIMING AND
INTENSITY. LOW CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP +/- TWO HOURS FROM EXPECTED TIME
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE
AFTER 18Z SUN AND MAY BRIEFLY LOWER CIGS/VSBYS TO LIFR OR VLIFR.

KBUR...LOW CONFIDENCE IN 18Z TAF. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 17Z SUN AND MAY BRIEFLY LOWER CIGS/VSBYS TO IFR
OR LIFR.

&&

.MARINE...30/345 AM...

FOR THE OUTER WATERS...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CURRENT FORECAST. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR BOTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING BELOW THRESHOLDS THIS
EVENING. ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF
GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE GALE FORCE
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LARGE WEST SWELL TO PRODUCE VERY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS.

FOR THE INNER WATERS...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CURRENT FORECAST. FOR
WATERS NORTH OF POINT SAL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DROPPING BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE
IN DEVELOPMENT OF GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LARGE WEST SWELL TO
PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS. FOR THE WATERS
SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE SOME
LOCAL GUSTS MEETING ADVISORY THRESHOLDS ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS. ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF GALE FORCE
WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THESE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH ANOTHER LARGE WEST SWELL TO PRODUCE VERY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WATERS.

&&

.BEACHES...30/345 AM...

HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST
THROUGH TUESDAY. ALONG THE COASTS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING. THIS EVENING. LARGE AND VERY CHOPPY SURF IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX).
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX).
GALE WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...SIRARD/KAPLAN
AVIATION...MUNROE
MARINE...RAT
SYNOPSIS...MUNROE

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 6:00 AM PST, 7 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 AM 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-
600 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ALL WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING
BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT INCLUDING THE CENTRAL COAST AS WELL AS LOS
ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. ...WITH ELEVATED
SURF ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST. SURF WILL BE ESPECIALLY
HIGH ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
ON ALL AREA BEACHES TODAY AND 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 *

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING PLENTY OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR SUNDAY...MAINLY
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 (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 GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT 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. STRONG GUSTY NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP
BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS.

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

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

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

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX 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
Jan 29, 9:18 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX6 hr
Jan 30, 3:40 AM PSTBeach Hazards StatementLOX13 hr
Jan 30, 2:15 PM PSTGale WarningLOX55 hr
Jan 30, 2:34 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles66 hr
Jan 30, 2:36 PM PSTFlash Flood WatchLOXLos Angeles27 hr
Jan 30, 3:31 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchLOX11 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.