Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA
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.
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- 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
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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
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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.
| 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, 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 |
| Jan 30, 3:31 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 11 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.