A strong northerly pressure gradient produced strong and gusty north winds across the Santa Monica Mountains.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
A strong northerly pressure gradient produced strong and gusty north winds across the Santa Monica Mountains.
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 5, 2:00 PM PST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 200 PM PST WED NOV 5 2008 .SHORT TERM (TODAY-SATURDAY)... TEMPS UP EVERYWHERE AS CLEARING SKIES AND STRONG OFFSHORE TRENDS HAVE FIRMLY GRABBED HOLD OF THE REGION. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THAT IMPACTED MUCH OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT HAVE WEAKENED SOME...BUT REMAIN RATHER SIGNIFICANT AND HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THU THANKS TO THE MODERATE OFFSHORE AND NORTHERLY GRADS. THESE WINDS SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG NOR AS FAR FETCHING AS LAST NIGHT DUE TO THE DRIVING 100+KT JET...WHICH WAS OVER US LAST NIGHT...SHIFTING QUICKLY TO THE EAST TODAY. AS A RESULT...WIND ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU MORNING OVER THE MTNS AND SBA SO COAST AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. TONIGHT SHOULD BE THE COLDEST NIGHT THIS WEEK...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE WINDS STAY LIGHT. WITH THE CLEARING SKIES AND A COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...FROST ADVISORIES REMAIN IN PLAY FOR SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND DESERTS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN LATE THU MORNING AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. THESE WINDS MAY REMAIN NEAR ADVISORY STRENGTH HOWEVER AND WILL HAVE TO ACCESSED BY LATER SHIFTS. EITHER WAY...WITH THE NORTHEAST FLOW AND A 585DM RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST...WE ARE IN STORE FOR A HEALTHY WARM UP THU AND FRI. MOST COAST AND VLY SPOTS SHOULD BE 10+ DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WITH SOLID 80S AND A FEW 90S POSSIBLE. FRI STILL LOOKS LIKE THE WARMEST DAY...BUT THE CENTRAL COAST MAY BE JUST AS WARM ON THU THANKS TO SOME NORTHEAST FLOW THAT MODELS ARE HINTING TO LAST MOST OF THE DAY. BUMPED TEMPS UP THERE...BUT IF NORTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES LATE INTO THE DAY...IT MAY GET EVEN WARMER THAN ADVERTISED. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL RESULT WITH THE WINDS AND THE WARMING/DRYING...BUT FIRE WEATHER WATCHES HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD DUE TO THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN SEEING STRONG ENOUGH WINDS AND DRY ENOUGH CONDITIONS. THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A 540DM LOW FORMING OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST ON FRI NIGHT...AND PRODUCING A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM. A RESULTING COLD FRONT WILL WORK ITS WAY DOWN THE CA COAST ON SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANY RAIN SHOULD STAY NORTH OF SLO COUNTY...BUT WE WILL NONETHELESS SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AND A START TO A HEALTHY WEEKEND COOLING TREND. THE MARINE LAYER MAY EVEN SEE A BRIEF WINDOW TO REASSERT ITSELF...BUT MOSTLY OVER LA COUNTY. .LONG TERM (SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY)... A STRONG JET BEHIND THE PREVIOUSLY MENTION COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ON SUN. THE COLDER AIRMASS AND ADDITIONAL CLOUDS WILL ALSO BRING EVEN MORE COOLING...AND TEMPS SHOULD FALL BACK DOWN TO JUST BELOW NORMAL ON SUN. THE GFS AND ECMWF ADVERTISE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING DOWN THE COAST MON AND MON NIGHT...THEN ANOTHER TUE AND TUE NIGHT. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPS RIDING THROUGH TUE AND POSSIBLY WED. OF COURSE ANY OF THESE MIGHT ALSO BRING A POSSIBILITY OF RAIN TO THE AREA...BUT BASED ON THE SPREAD OF THE ENSEMBLES AND IT BEING THE END OF THE FORECAST WINDOW...WILL SIT ON THIS FOR NOW. && .AVIATION...05/1900Z. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME LLWS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR KSBA WITH SUNDOWNER CONDITIONS...AND WITH INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY...SOME MDT UDDF AND LLWS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LA/VTU/SBA COUNTY MTNS AS WELL THROUGH TONIGHT. KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH CAVU CONDITIONS. KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH CAVU CONDITIONS...WITH CHANCE OF LLWS AFTER 03Z THROUGH OVERNIGHT HOURS. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). FROST ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...KITTELL AVIATION...KAPLAN WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1012 AM PST WED NOV 5 2008 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-061400- 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- 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- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 1012 AM PST WED NOV 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO AFFECT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH STRONGEST GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. AREAS OF FROST WILL AFFECT THE WIND PROTECTED AREAS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS WELL. AREAS OF FROST WILL AFFECT THE WIND PROTECTED AREAS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING .DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE A HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER THREAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. KAPLAN
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported north winds gusting to 59 MPH.
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