A strong onshore flow produced gusty westerly winds across the Antelope Valley. Sustained winds between 25 and 50 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were reported.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
A strong onshore flow produced gusty westerly winds across the Antelope Valley. Sustained winds between 25 and 50 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were reported. With such strong winds, areas of blowing dust and sand were a problem in some areas.
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 Feb 2, 10:15 PM PST, 21 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1015 PM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-TUE)...SHOWERS MOVING INTO SLO/SBA COUNTIES THIS EVENING SHOULD BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED OVERNIGHT AS NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE DISTRICT. THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SE AND COVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE LOWER THAN 5000 FEET TO START OFF BUT SHOULD INCREASE SOME TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET LATER TONIGHT. SW WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE MAINLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT AS WELL...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 TO 6000 FEET BY MORNING. THE MAIN FRONT WITH THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE DISTRICT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG WITH MORE RAIN WHICH WILL BE MODERATE IN MANY AREAS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ON SW FACING SLOPES. IT LOOKS LIKE BY LATE MORNING THE STEADY RAIN WILL TURN TO SHOWERS FOR MOST AREAS THEN CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL THRU THE DAY SUN AND BE NEAR 4500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH THE LOW LEVEL FEATURES WITH THIS STORM WILL NOT BE IDEALLY IN LINE WITH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS...THERE SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL FORCING FOR DECENT AMOUNTS OF PRECIP TO FALL OVER THE REGION. IT LOOKS LIKE FROM TONIGHT THRU THE DAY SUN RAINFALL SHOULD BE ABOUT 0.25 TO 0.75 INCH FOR THE COAST AND VALLEYS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 1 INCH...AND ABOUT 0.75 INCH TO 1.50 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES. RAINFALL INTENSITIES SHOULD COME CLOSE TO USGS THRESHOLDS FOR MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE BURN AREAS...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BURN AREAS IS IN EFFECT FROM LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE LAXFFALOX FOR DETAILS. UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THRU THE DAY SUN IN THE L.A./VTU MOUNTAINS ABOVE ABOUT 5500 FEET...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT ESPECIALLY ON THE N SLOPES. THE SNOW IN COMBINATION WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE L.A./VTU MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SBA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. PLEASE SEE LAXWSWLOX FOR DETAILS ON THE WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORY. THIS WILL BE A VERY WINDY STORM...WITH HIGH WIND WARNING LEVEL WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE L.A./VTU MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY (LAXNPWLOX) AND WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT THRU SUN. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO WIND DOWN SUN NIGHT BUT SOME GUSTY WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST. BY MON AFTERNOON...THE UPPER TROF ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM WILL BE WELL SE OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH A BROAD NW TO N FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION. IT LOOKS LIKE A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE IN LATER MON NIGHT AND TUE. OTHER THAN THE CHANCE OF A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ON THE N MOUNTAIN SLOPES MON MORNING...IT LOOKS LIKE DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED MON THRU TUE OVER THE DISTRICT. TEMPS THRU THE PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO BE BELOW NORMAL. ...FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... .LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...A WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE PAC NW WED, BUT IT WILL BE TOO FAR NORTH TO BRING RAIN TO THE AREA. A BUILDING RIDGE ACROSS THE ERN PACIFIC WILL INITIATE A WARMING TREND TO SO CAL WITH HIGHS CLIMBING BACK TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LATER IN THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...03/0558Z...IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE RAIN MOVING IN MVFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL FOR MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT THRU MOST OF SUN. IN ADDITION...GUSTY E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST AIRFIELDS LATER TONIGHT THRU SUN MORNING THEN WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO W TO NW BY AFTERNOON AND BE VERY GUSTY. FOR KLAX...MVFR CIGS WILL MOVE IN BY 09Z THEN CONTINUE THRU MOST OF SUN. GUSTY E TO SE WINDS TO 25 KT IS EXPECTED 12Z TO 21Z...THEN WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO W AND GUST TO 32 KT. FOR KBUR...MVFR CIGS WILL MOVE IN BY 09Z THEN CONTINUE THRU MOST OF SUN. GUSTY E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT IS EXPECTED 12Z TO 21Z...THEN WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO W AROUND 12 TO 15 KT. .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING (SEE LAXWSWLOX). HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BURN AREAS (SEE LAXFFALOX). SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY (SEE LAXWSWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX). && PUBLIC...SIRARD/WOFFORD AVIATION...SIRARD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 852 PM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 CAZ034>041-044>047-051>054-059-087-088-031400- 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- 852 PM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... THROUGH TONIGHT HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. COASTAL AREAS CAN EXPECT BETWEEN 1/2 TO 3/4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH MOUNTAINS RECEIVING UP TO 2 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY. A BURN AREA FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AS BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES MAINLY ABOVE 5000 TO 5500 FEET BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. * WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS * * SNOW ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOST OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...WHILE SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WILL BE EXPERIENCING MORE OFF AND ON SHOWERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A BURN AREA FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AS BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ON TOP OF ALREADY SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS COULD PRODUCE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND A MIX OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AS WELL. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT LINGER THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST. EXPECT SURF OF 10 TO 13 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 15 FEET. * WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS * * SNOW ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SIRARD
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Lake Palmdale RAWS sensor reported sustained winds between 45 and 49 mph with gusts to 65 mph.
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