Strong surface high pressure across the Great Basin generated strong and gusty Santa Ana winds across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Northeasterly winds, gusting to 63 MPH, were reported.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Strong surface high pressure across the Great Basin generated strong and gusty Santa Ana winds across the mountains of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Northeasterly winds, gusting to 63 MPH, were reported.
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 Jan 14, 3:45 PM PST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 345 PM PST MON JAN 14 2013 ...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SYNOPSIS... BLUSTERY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN A WARMING TREND BEGINS. THE WARMING TREND WILL INCREASE TEMPERATURES TO ABOVE NORMAL BY MIDWEEK...PEAKING ON THURSDAY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE FLOW. THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL STAY ABOVE NORMAL WITH DRY CONDITIONS AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WEATHER INTO NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-THU)... THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE CURRENT PATTERN AND THERE IS STILL SOME DISAGREEMENT ABOUT EXACTLY WHERE THE ZONE OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL SET UP TONIGHT. THE MODELS ARE STILL EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...SO IT IS BEST NOT TO MESS WITH THINGS AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. WE WILL KEEP THE WIND WARNINGS UP IN THE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICAS. WE DID DECIDE TO DROP THE WIND WARNING FOR THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND REPLACE IT WITH A STRONG ADVISORY. THE WINDS WERE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING THIS MORNING SO WE DECIDED TO TREND DOWN ONE NOTCH. WIND ADVISORIES WERE ALSO KEPT UP IN BOTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND VENTURA COUNTY FOR TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS AND PORTIONS OF THE COAST. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE 18Z RUN OF THE NAM12 MODEL HAS SHIFTED THE ZONE OF STRONG WINDS EXCLUSIVELY INTO LOS ANGELES COUNTY WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS IN VENTURA COUNTY. THE NEXT SHIFT WILL NEED TO EXAMINE THE 00Z MODELS TO SEE IF THEY ALSO LATCH ON TO THIS TREND. THE GFS WAS ALREADY SHOWING THIS POSSIBILITY ON THE 12Z RUN WITH STRONGEST WINDS ACTUALLY SETTING UP EAST OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...SO THE NEXT SHIFT WILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT DROPPING SOME WIND ADVISORIES IN VENTURA COUNTY IF THE WINDS DO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. NATURALLY...IF THE WINDS DO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT IN VENTURA COUNTY THEN THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES MAY DROP MORE THAN EXPECTED AND AREAS NOT MENTIONED IN A FROST ADVISORY MAY HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN ONE...SUCH AS THE VENTURA COAST WHERE SOME MOS GUIDANCE WAS SHOWING A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 33 DEGREES TONIGHT. THE SKIES ARE REALLY EASY...CLEAR THROUGH THE WEEK. THE PERIOD OF TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SHOWS CONTINUED OFFSHORE FLOW OF VARYING STRENGTH WITH PERHAPS THE MOUNTAINS AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY VULNERABLE TO WIND ADVISORIES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL COAST MAY STILL NEED AT LEAST A FROST ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE COLD AIR BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST AND ALLOWING AN END OF THE FREEZE/FROST HIGHLIGHTS. THE WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)... THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY MILD DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS UNDER CLEAR SKIES. && .AVIATION...14/2345Z VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH OFFSHORE FLOW IN PLACE. GUSTY NE WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH TUESDAY...STRONGEST DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS. KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU TAF. NOT EXPECTING SANTA ANA WINDS TO IMPACT KLAX...WITH TYPICAL AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES EXPECTED. KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU TAF. EXPECTING PERIODS OF GUSTY N-NE WINDS THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 20 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LLWS AND ASSOCIATED UDDFS DURING PERIOD. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). FREEZE WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...SWEET AVIATION...GOMBERG SYNOPSIS...SUKUP WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST MON JAN 14 2013 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-151400- 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- 600 AM PST MON JAN 14 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT COLD AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FREEZE WARNING.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY COLD AND WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * FREEZE 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. SWEET
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong and gusty northeast winds were reported across the mountains of Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Chilao reported wind gusts as high as 63 MPH.
Strong and gusty northeast winds were reported across the mountains of Ventura county. Wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2013
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: 431814, 431815.