A strong northerly wind event produced gusty winds across the mountains of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties and the south coast of Santa Barbara county. Wind gusts in excess of 70 MPH were reported in some locations.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
A strong northerly wind event produced gusty winds across the mountains of Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties and the south coast of Santa Barbara county. Wind gusts in excess of 70 MPH were reported in some locations.
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 8, 9:50 PM PST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 950 PM PST SAT NOV 8 2008 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-TUE)...WINDS WILL BE THE STORY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS WERE ALREADY MOVING INTO SLO/SBA COUNTIES AND WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF VTU/L.A. COUNTIES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY OVERNIGHT. HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION...PLEASE SEE LAXNPWLOX FOR DETAILS. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING SOME SHOWERS MAINLY TO SLO/SBA COUNTIES...ALTHO THE NAM CONTINUES TO FORECAST LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASING TONIGHT WITH SE ONSHORE FLOW AND SOME QPF LATER TONIGHT OVER THE COAST AND VALLEYS OF L.A. COUNTY. SOME SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE N MOUNTAIN SLOPES OVERNIGHT AS WELL. FAST MOVING UPPER TROF WILL BE OVER SRN CA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN...THEN IT WILL MOVE E INTO ARIZONA BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON. THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL PERSIST SUN MORNING FOR THE L.A. COAST/VALLEYS AND N SLOPES OF VTU/L.A. MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS WILL LINGER THRU SUN INTO SUN EVENING AS WELL. A BROAD NW FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ON MON...AND AS A LARGE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER THE E PAC INTO TUE...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY. DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS FROM SUN AFTERNOON THRU TUE...WITH GENERALLY FAIR SKIES ALTHO SOME MARINE LAYER CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN BY TUE MORNING. TEMPS OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SUN THRU MON THEN WARM TO NEAR NORMAL IN MOST AREAS FOR TUE. ...FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... .LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...EXTENDED MODELS CONTINUE TO FORECAST A VERY NICE WARMUP THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AT UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THEN MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. NEAR THE SURFACE...VARYING DEGREES OF OFFSHORE FLOW ARE FORECAST. END RESULT WILL BE DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. AT THIS TIME...THE WARMEST DAY LOOKS TO BE FRIDAY...WHEN MOST AREAS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE IN THE UPPER 70S AND 80S. CONTINUED TREND OF PREVIOUS SHIFT IS BUMPING UP TEMPS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL PRODUCE SOME GUSTY CANYON WINDS...BUT AT THIS TIME...ANY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK. && .AVIATION...09/0300Z...A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING IFR/VFR CIGS TO THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT AND THE L.A. COUNTY COAST/VLY AIRFIELDS LATER TONIGHT INTO SUN MORNING. MVFR CIGS AT TIMES CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT KPRB OVERNIGHT AS WELL. THE CENTRAL COAST WILL CLEAR TO VFR BY 12Z SUN AND BY 16Z-19Z FOR THE L.A. COAST AND VLYS. NW WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF SLO/SBA COUNTIES AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH LLWS CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT KSBA FROM 03Z THIS EVENING TO 18Z SUN. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE ANTELOPE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THRU MUCH OF SUN WITH REDUCED VSBY (MVFR) AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND AT KPMD AND KWJF BY MIDDAY SUN. FOR KLAX...MODERATE CONFIDENCE MVFR CIGS WILL DEVELOP BY 08Z TONIGHT AND LAST TIL ABOUT 19Z SUN...THEN VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THRU THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED SUN AFTERNOON. FOR KBUR...MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN MVFR CIGS FROM ABOUT 10Z TO 16Z...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THRU SUN. N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUN...AND LLWS CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AT TIMES DURING THE PERIOD. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...SIRARD/THOMPSON AVIATION...SIRARD WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 239 PM PST SAT NOV 8 2008 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-091400- 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- 239 PM PST SAT NOV 8 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... THROUGH TONIGHT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH LIKELY. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS...SLIGHTLY WEAKER NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LIKELY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH LIKELY. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEYS...SLIGHTLY WEAKER NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LIKELY. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SIRARD
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gusty north winds affected the Santa Ynez Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Montecito reported north winds gusting to 72 MPH.
Gusty north winds affected the foothill areas south of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The RAWS sensor at Montecito reported north winds gusting to 72 MPH.
Gusty north winds affected the mountains of Los Angeles county through the Interstate 5 corridor. The Camp Nine RAWS sensor reported north winds gusting to 59 MPH and the Whitaker Peak RAWS sensor reported north winds gusting to 62 MPH.
Gusty north winds affected the mountains of Ventura county near the Interstate 5 corridor. North winds gusting in excess of 60 MPH were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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