Another signficant round of offshore winds affected Southern California on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Strong north to northeast winds were reported across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties as well as coast and valley areas of Ventura county.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Another signficant round of offshore winds affected Southern California on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Strong north to northeast winds were reported across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties as well as coast and valley areas of Ventura county. In addition...some strong north winds affected the Santa Ynez range as well as southern coastal areas of Santa Barbara county.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 24, 2:55 PM PST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 255 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT-THURSDAY) WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE CONTINUED LOCAL GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY DUE TO STRONG WINDS MOVING ACROSS THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAIN RANGE. LOCAL BLOWING SAND COULD CAUSE BRIEF HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS HWY 14 AND 138 WITH THIS WAVE TYPE EFFECT OVER THE TEHACHAPIS. THIS SHOULD ABATE LATER THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS BEHIND THIS SHORTWAVE WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVERNIGHT. CURRENTLY LAX-BFL SFC GRADS WERE NEARLY -8.0 MB THIS AFTERNOON. WITH SUCH STRONG GRADIENTS...THE I-5 CORRIDOR WILL BE UNDER THE GUN WITH VERY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AS THE WINDS BEGIN TO SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST...LAX-DGT SFC PRES GRADS WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT TO NEAR -9.0 MB. CURRENTLY NEAR NUETAL. WITH DECENT UPPER LVL SUPPORT AS WELL...AND DECENT COLD AIR ADVECTION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF LA/VTU COUNTIES LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. EXPECT MOUNTAINS TO REACH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS ACROSS THE WIND PRONE VALLEYS AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS FROM THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS TO LEO CARRILLO STATE PARK INCLUDING MALIBU. THE PEAK OF THIS WIND EVENT SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM TO 9 AM CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AS WELL THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR OVERNIGHT NEAR THE MONTECITO HILLS AND AREAS BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. TEMPS WILL DECLINE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...INCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WITH RELATIVELY COLD AIR ADVECTING INTO THE REGION. TEMPS SHOULD BE ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER ACROSS THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS A FEW DEGREES ON CHRISTMAS DAY. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY FOR LA/VTU COUNTIES EXCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOWER RH VALUES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN TUESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER WEAK INSIDE SLIDER WILL DROP ACROSS NEVADA ON WED TO HELP SET UP ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN ITS WAKE. EXPECT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE SBA/VTU/LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WITH THE I-5 CORRIDOR BEING AFFECTED WEDNESDAY. TEMPS WILL BE MUCH COOLER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY ON WED...WHILE MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL ONLY REACH THE 50S N OF POINT CONCEPTION WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE MID 60S IN THE WARMEST AREAS IN LA/VTU COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT OFFSHORE WED NIGHT FOR AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LA/VTU COUNTIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN WEAKLY OFFSHORE THURSDAY WITH TEMPS SIMILAR ACROSS THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. .LONG TERM...(FRI-MON) BROAD W TO NWLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION THU THROUGH SUN. A COUPLE OF WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEMS COULD THREATEN THE AREA WITH SOME RAIN...WITH THE BEST THREAT OF WDSPRD RAIN ACROSS THE AREA ON FRI AND FRI NIGHT. WILL KEEP SLIGHT POPS FOR AREAS N OF PT CONCEPTION FOR SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS ANOTHER SYSTEM BRUSHES BY TO THE N. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOW SIDE. IT WILL BE QUITE COOL ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THU THRU SUN. UPPER HIGH MOVES CLOSER TO AREA ON MONDAY WHICH SHOULD BRING A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING TO THE AREA. BUT NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. && .AVIATION... 24/2210...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP VFR CONDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD...WHILE INCREASING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF OFFSHORE WINDS TO THE AREA STARTING TONIGHT. LGT-MDT TURBC AND LLWS ARE LIKELY OVER AND NEAR HIER TRRN....AS WELL AS KBUR AND KVNY. MDT-SVR UDDS AND LLWS ARE LIKELY AROUND KWJF AND KPMD THROUGH 06Z AS WELL. FOR KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CLEAR SKIES THROUGH PERIOD. 10 KT OR LESS SEABREEZE WILL WEAKEN AFTER 03Z...FOLLOWED BY EAST WINDS AROUND 8 KTS AFTER 10Z. OCCASIONAL EAST GUSTS OVER 10 KTS ARE POSSIBLE. FOR KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CLEAR SKIES THROUGH THE PERIOD. NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND GUST AROUND 20 KTS IN THE EVENING HOURS...THEN TURN EASTERLY AFTER 10Z. LGT TO MDT TURBULENCE VERY LIKELY FROM SFC-070 THROUGH TUES AM. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXCWFLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). && PUBLIC...KAPLAN AVIATION...MEIER WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 945 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-251400- 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- 945 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH TODAY. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 70 MPH. IN THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...IN COASTAL SECTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FROM HOLLYWOOD TO LEO CARRILLO STATE PARK...AND IN COASTAL SECTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY...WIND WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVEL TONIGHT THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. STRONG WINDS AND A SHARP DROP IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BY THIS EVENING...AND IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BY TONIGHT. GALE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ZONE 673 NEAR POINT CONCEPTION THROUGH TONIGHT WITH FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 35 KT. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. IN THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...IN COASTAL SECTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FROM HOLLYWOOD TO LEO CARRILLO STATE PARK...AND IN COASTAL SECTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LIKELY AFFECT LOCATIONS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING.STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS VENTURA COUNTY AND MUCH OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KAPLAN
9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Monecito RAWS sensor reported strong northerly wind gusts around 65 mph on Christmas Eve.
The Monecito RAWS sensor reported strong northerly wind gusts around 65 mph on Christmas Eve.
The Malibu Hills RAWS sensor reported north winds gusting to 61 mph.
The Camp 9 RAWS sensor reported north to northeast winds gusting to 66 mph.
Strong north to northeast winds developed across the mountains of Ventura county. Wind gusts to around 58 mph were reported.
The Chilao RAWS sensor reported north to northeast winds gusting to 58 mph.
The Wiley Ridge RAWS sensor reported north to northeast winds gusting to 65 mph.
The Cheeseboro RAWS sensor reported north to northeast winds gusting to 62 mph.
The Camarillo airport reported sustained northeast winds of 41 mph with gusts to 53 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2007
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: 65829, 65830, 65822, 65823, 65825, 65824, 65827, 65826, 65828.