1 flash flood, 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 Nov 9, 2:41 AM PST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 241 AM PST WED NOV 9 2005 .SHORT TERM... STORM REMAINS VEXING. UPR LOW AT 33/129 AND NRLY STATIONARY. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS ABOUT 50 MILES TOO FAR WEST AND ALL OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS REMAINED OUT TO SEA. CURRENTLY A RAIN BAND STRETCHES FROM JUST WEST OF CATALINA ISLAND TO KSBA TO KSMX. RAINFALL RATES ARE MUCH DIMINISHED DUE TO DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT FROM THE EAST FLOW. ETA AND GFS NOW IN GOOD AGREEMENT. BOTH FCST SLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF UPPER LOW OVER NEXT 24 HOURS TO A POINT ABOUT 70 MILES EAST OF CURRENT POSITION THEN OVER THE 24 TO 48 HOUR PERIOD MOVE IT TO SAN DEIGO COUNTY AND THEN QUICKLY OUT OF THE STATE. NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE THE ONES OF INTEREST. WITH LOWS EASTWARD PUSH BEST LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW AND PRECIP DYNAMICS WILL MOVE INTO SBA AND VTA COUNTIES. JET DYNAMICS ARE GREAT ALSO WITH A 90 TO 100 KT DIFLUENT FLOW RIGHT OVERHEAD OF SBA COUNTY...BUT THERE IS A FLY IN THE OINTMENT. SATELLITE SHOWING A DRAMATIC DROP OFF IN MOISTURE BEHIND THE SECOND IMPULSE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW CURRENTLY AT 33.5/122.5. IF THIS DRY AIR DOES MOVE OVER THE AREA THE FORECAST WILL BE VERY WRONG...WHAT LOOKS LIKE WILL SAVE THE WET FORECAST IS THE LARGE LONG SUBTROPICAL PLUME AT 23/126 AND EXTENDING INTO SAN COUNTY. LATEST SAT IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE LOW IS BEGINING TO INTERACT WITH THE FLOW AND PULL IT INTO THE REGION OF BEST DYNAMICS. WITH ALL OF THE DYNAMICS IN PLACE AND GOOD JET ENERGY ALOFT SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS WARRENTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FAIRLY UNCERTAIN GIVEN THE COMPLEXITY OF THE METEOROLOGICAL INTERACTIONS TODAY. OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...IT LOOKS LIKE COASTS AND VALLEYS WILL RECIEVE A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN IHCH OF RAIN...MOUNTAINS WILL GET BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES. THERE MAY WELL BE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. THURSDAY AS THE LOW CHURNS TO THE SOUTH WILL BE A MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS LOBES OF PVA ROTATE AROUND THE LOW. MOISTURE WILL BE PRETTY MINIMAL SO RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS. WEATHER WILL QUICKLY IMPROVE FRIDAY AS UPPER LOW SCOOTS OFF TO THE EAST. NOT MUCH OF A WARM UP WITH THE LOW HGTS BUT AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE. .LONG TERM... LONG TERM LOOKS NICE. A RIDGE NUDGES IN ON SATURDAY AND THEN TURNS INTO A FULL ON HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM SQUARE OVER CA BY LATE SUNDAY WHICH LASTS INTO MID WEEK. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP THE MARINE LAYER AWAY AND 589 HGTS WILL PUSH VALLEY TEMPS INTO THE MID 80S. && .AVIATION... KLAX WILL SEE ONLY ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THE MAJOR CONCERN WILL BE EAST WINDS WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. EAST WIND SPEED WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 KT. HEAVIER RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE RUNWAYS IN THE L.A. BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GENERAL MVFR CIGS AND VIS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A PREDOMINATELY SE WIND FLOW. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH (SEE LAXFFALOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX). SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXSPSLOX). && PUBLIC...RORKE AVIATION...KAPLAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST WED NOV 9 2005 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-101400- 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- LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-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- 600 AM PST WED NOV 9 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY A PACIFIC STORM WILL SLOWLY NEAR THE CENTRAL COAST TODAY. MOIST SOUTH FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CREATE BANDS OF RAIN THROUGH OUT THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH FACING COASTAL SLOPES. RAINFALL RATES COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO TRIGGER FLASH FLOODING IN THE BURN AREAS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS. ACROSS THE WATERS THUNDERSTORMS MAY SPAWN WATERSPOUTS. * FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS * * MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS * * SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX 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. RORKE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rain produced flash flooding and mudslides across the Gaviota Burn Area. The Gaviota Fire Department reported mud flows across Hollister Ranch Road. The California Highway Patrol reported small boulders on Highway 154.
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