1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 1:30 PM PST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
130 PM PST WED MAR 13 2002
WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS EVENING.
NO CHANGES EXPECTED TO THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS, THOUGH THE VENTURA
COUNTY COASTAL ZONE IS BORDERLINE ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY IS PRETTY MUCH IN TACT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THURSDAY, BUT WILL STILL BE QUITE GUSTY
IN PLACES. I DONT ANTICIPATE THE NEED FOR ADVISORIES BEYOND THURSDAY
MORNING, BUT WILL LET LATER SHIFTS MAKE THE CALL ON WHETHER TO EXTEND
THE CURRENT NPW.
TEMPS TOOK A BIG DIVE AS EXPECTED TODAY, ESPECIALLY INLAND. I EXPECT
LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPS THROUGH SATURDAY. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE
OVERNIGHT LOWS, WHICH WILL GET COLDER AS WINDS DROP OFF EACH OF THE
NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS.
LARGE SWELLS HAVE MOVED INTO THE COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION BUT SO FAR ARE HAVING A TOUGH TIME MAKING IT AROUND THE
CORNER DUE TO THE DIRECTION BEING AROUND 300. BUT LONG PERIODS ARE
HELPING SOME OF THE ENERGY GET THROUGH AND WILL LEAVE THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY UP FOR NOW SOUTH OF PT. CONCEPTION. CERTAINLY NO PROBLEM WITH
THE ADVISORY IN THE NORTH AS SURF REPORTS HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 15
FEET THERE.
12Z AVN CONTINUED THE TREND STARTED BY LAST NIGHTS MODELS, INDICATING
A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. IF ITS ANYTHING LIKE WHAT
THE AVN SUGGESTS, OUR AREA WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY BE IN FOR THE
BIGGEST RAIN AND SNOW EVENT OF THIS WINTER SEASON. HOWEVER, STILL
ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR NOW. THE
FIRST WAVE OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN SUNDAY AND MONDAY, WITH A BREAK ON
TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW DUMBBELLS AROUND THE FIRST LOW AND BRINGS
ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS COULD GET QUITE LOW WITH
THIS STORM SO LOCAL SKI RESORTS COULD FINALLY SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL. LETS HOPE THE MODELS DONT CHANGE THEIR MINDS AGAIN
TONIGHT.
LAX 0000. WOFFORD
.LOX...HIGH WIND WARNINGS/WIND ADVISORIES (SEE LAXNPWLAX).
HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWSLAX).
GALE WARNING/SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLAX).The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gusty northwest winds between 30 and 40 mph knocked a 16 foot boat into the breakwater in Long Beach Harbor. No one was injured, but the boat sank.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5287380.