Gusty north to northeast winds were reported in the mountains of Los Angeles county.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Gusty north to northeast winds were reported in the mountains of Los Angeles 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 Nov 11, 8:35 PM PST, 2 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 835 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-WEDNESDAY)...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO DIG SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT... RESULTING IN INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM. CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY AND OBSERVATIONAL DATA SHOWING MOST OF THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THESE LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWER COVERAGE OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE. THE MAIN SHORT TERM CONCERN WILL BE INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. INITIALLY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED THROUGH THE NORTH-SOUTH FACING PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY...WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE WIDESPEAD BELOW AND THORUGH PASSES AND CANYONS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA...AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST. MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT WILL BE A STRONG NORTHERLY JET OF AROUND 120 KNOTS...CURRENTLY APPROACHING SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THAT WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...LATEST WRF INDICATED 850 MB WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KNOTS OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE GRADIENTS. THIS WILL LIKELY TRANSLATE INTO WIND GUSTS UP TO AT LEAST 55 MPH IN FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS... WITH LATER SHIFTS POSSIBLY NEEDING TO UPGRADE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WHILE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS...IT DOES APPEAR THAT GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRAUDALLY SURFACE INTO THE VALLEYS AND EVEN SOME COASTAL AREAS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT...HAVE BUMPED UP WIND SPEEDS A BIT IN EVENING UPDATE FOR THE COAST AND VALLEYS OF LA/VTU COUNTIES...WITH LATER SHIFTS POSSIBLY NEEDING TO EXPAND THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS. OTHER SHORT TERM CONCERN WILL BE RADIATIONAL FOG DUE TO THE LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIGHTER WINDS...MAINLY NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. HAVE INTRODUCED PATCHY DENSE FOG FOR MOST LOCATIONS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TONIGHT. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WARMING TO THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL WARMING EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. MANY COASTAL AND VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SOAR WELL INTO THE 80S ON TUESDAY. CONTINUED WARM AND DRY ON WEDNESDAY. *** LONG TERM FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION *** .LONG TERM (THURSDAY-SUNDAY)...AN INTERMITTENT ONSHORE/OFFSHORE PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR LATE WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND...AS A SERIES OF WEAK SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTH FROM THE NORTHWEST. AT THIS TIME...NO REAL THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION EXISTS EXCEPT FOR AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. WITH MODEL PERFORMANCE POOR AT THE CURRENT TIME...BEST APPROACH IS TO TAKE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH...MENTIONING NO PRECIPITATION AND ONLY INCREASING CLOUDINESS. && .AVIATION...AT 0415Z...INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW STARTING TO BREAK UP THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION...SO CLOUD COVERAGE EXPECTED TO BE QUITE CHAOTIC DURING NEXT FEW HOURS. OVERALL...THE TRENDS ARE FOR LESS CLOUDS OVERNIGHT ACROSS TAF LOCATIONS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KWJF AND KPMD. WILL HAVE TO CLOSELY MONITOR KSBP...KSMX...AND KPRB FOR POTENTIAL DENSE FOG. .KLAX...SCT-BKN CONDITIONS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AT KLAX FOR MUCH OF NIGHT. FOR NEXT FEW HOURS...WILL HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH LIFR CONDITIONS DUE TO RADIATIONAL FOG. AS DRIER NORTHEAST FLOW PREVAILS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY...SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE DECREASING TREND IN CLOUDS AND IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT KLAX LATER TONIGHT...BUT ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 10 KT. .KBUR...SCT-BKN CONDITIONS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AT KLAX FOR MUCH OF NIGHT. FOR NEXT FEW HOURS...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR POTENTIAL LOW VSBYS IN RADIATIONAL FOG. AS DRIER NORTHEAST FLOW PREVAILS LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY...SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE DECREASING TREND IN CLOUDS AND IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT KBUR LATER TONIGHT...BUT ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 10 KT. HOWEVER...NEXT TAF PACKAGE WILL INCLUDE SOME LLWS DUE TO POTENTIAL STRONGER WINDS ABOVE SURFACE. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). && PUBLIC...GOMBERG/HALL AVIATION...GOMBERG WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 335 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-121400- 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- 335 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BRING ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS TO MUCH OF THE REGION...BUT LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HEAVIER SHOWERS. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON... INCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND CENTRAL COAST. AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE NORTHERLY TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE INCREASING WINDS BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS...WHERE LOCAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE FZUS56 KLOX - CWFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BY MONDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL PLAIN...AND IN COASTAL SECTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT DRYING TREND TO SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY DROPPING TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS FOR FIRE WEATHER MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. GOMBERG/HALL
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Whitaker Peak RAWS sensor reported north to northeast wind gusts of 67 and 69 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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