Another round of strong offshore pressure gradients produced gusty north to northeast winds across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Several automated sensors reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Another round of strong offshore pressure gradients produced gusty north to northeast winds across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Several automated sensors reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.
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 Mar 12, 9:45 PM PST, 45 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1045 PM PDT WED MAR 12 2008 ...UPDATD AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SATURDAY)...MAIN SHORT TERM WEATHER CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS. ALREADY SEEING SOME LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS REACHING WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH THIS EVENING. WIND ADVISORIES CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY... SBA COUNTY SOUTH COAST...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. ON THURSDAY... A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY....WHERE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS HAS GENERATED GALE FORCE WINDS. THIS IN TURN WILL LIKELY CAUSE A WEAK EDDY CIRCULATION TO FORM OVERNIGHT...BRINGING A RETURN OF SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO COASTAL AREAS. ENVISIONING A SCENARIO WHERE THE STRONGER WINDS SKIRT ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER AND STAY OUT OF THE COASTS AND LOWER VALLEYS. A LOW LEVEL EDDY CIRCULATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST...WHICH WILL HELP ENHANCE THE MARINE LAYER DEEPENING AND MAY EVEN RESULT IN SOME DRIZZLE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL STICK AROUND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT MARINE LAYER SHOULD ERODE LATER FRIDAY MORNING AS THE INVERSION WEAKENS. ***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION *** A VERY COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SAG DOWN CALIFORNIA AND BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ON SAT. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MUCH MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE THE WILDCARD. DYNAMICS ARE GOOD WITH A 130 KT JET OVERHEAD...AND -30C 500MB TEMPS ALOFT SILL PROVIDE PLENTY OF FUEL TO DESTABILIZE THINGS. EVEN WITH THIS...THERE REMAIN LITTLE MOISTURE TO TAP INTO AND AT THIS POINT...IT LOOKS LIKE ALL WE SHOULD EXPECT IS SOME SCATTERED INSTABILITY SHOWERS. TEMPS WILL TAKE QUITE A TUMBLE NONETHELESS FOR THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY)... ONCE THE WEEKEND SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...THINGS WILL CLEAR OUT FOR THE MOST PART FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK. MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SOME NORTH SLOPE SHOWER POTENTIAL. OTHER THAN THAT...A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPS WITH BLAH ZONAL FLOW BY WEDNESDAY LOOKS ON TAP. && .AVIATION...13/0540Z NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO BE MAIN WEATHER PLAYER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. OVERALL...EXPECT RATHER WIDESPREAD MARINE LAYER OVERNIGHT FOR CENTRAL COAST...WITH ONLY PATCHY AT WORST SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PRODUCE SOME GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AT KVNY/KBUR WITH ASSOCIATED WIND SHEAR PROBLEMS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REALLY PICK UP ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY ON THURSDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LIKELY. .KLAX...OVERALL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 06Z TAF. WITH WEAK ONSHORE GRADIENTS...WILL EXPECT SOME MVFR VSBYS TOWARDS SUNRISE THAT SHOULD DISSIPATE AROUND 18Z. WITH NORTHERLY FLOW IN PLACE TONIGHT...THE CHANCES OF ACTUAL STRATUS REACHING THE AIRFIELD WILL BE AROUND 15-25%. GUSTY WESTERLY SEA BREEZE 10-15 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .KBUR..HIGH CONFIDENCE IN 06Z TAF. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BE THE DOMINATE FACTOR FOR THE AIRFIELD. VFR CONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE A VERY WEAK SEA BREEZE KICKS IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SHEAR WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE NORTHERLY FLOW. .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXCWFLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). && PUBLIC...KITTELL/GOMBERG AVIATION...GOMBERG WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
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
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Automated sensors at Warm Springs and Whitaker Peak reported north to northeast winds gusting to over 60 mph.
Automated sensors in the mountains of Ventura county reported north to northeast winds gusting to over 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 2008
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: 77913, 77914.