Strong onshore pressure gradients generated gusty southwesterly winds across the Antelope Valley. Sustained winds in excess of 40 MPH and gusts in excess of 60 MPH were reported.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Strong onshore pressure gradients generated gusty southwesterly winds across the Antelope Valley. Sustained winds in excess of 40 MPH and gusts in excess of 60 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 Apr 26, 4:10 PM PST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 510 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...UPDATE FOR NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SYNOPSIS... BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH COASTAL AREAS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA AND HAS MOVED TO THE EAST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY TO BEGIN A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND THAT CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK..WITH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE BY MIDWEEK. && .SHORT TERM (SUN-TUE)...THE UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT PRECIPITATION TO MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA IS NOW WELL TO THE EAST OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA. CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE AREA...THE CLOUDY AREAS CONFINED TO MAINLY THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF VENTURA AND SLO COUNTIES WHILE COASTAL SECTIONS HAVE BEEN SUNNY. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE LOW'S WAKE ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. HAVE LEFT THE CURRENT ADVISORIES FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AND EVEN THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY GOING GIVEN MODELS STILL SHOW ANOTHER BURST OF STRONGER WINDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALSO ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS EVENING. THESE MAY HAVE TO BE CANCELLED IF THESE WINDS DON'T LOOK TO MATERIALIZE. STILL A POSSIBILITY OF SOME SUNDOWNER WINDS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...BUT CONFIDENCE NOT AS HIGH AS EARLIER BASED ON LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN A 5 TO 15 DEGREE WARMUP OVER TODAY'S HIGHS...BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN BRINGING A WEAKENING WARM FRONT SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE DAY. MODELS KEEP MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FRONT NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA SO HAVE KEPT ANY SHOWER CHANCES OUT FOR ALL BUT THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF SLO COUNTY. THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAT PILES IN SHOULD MAKE FOR AT LEAST A PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLO COUNTY TOMORROW. SKIES ELSEWHERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE MOSTLY SUNNY SAVE FOR SOME HIGH STREAKY HIGH CLOUDS THAT MAY BE WHIPPING BY TO DIM THE SUNSHINE FROM TIME TO TIME. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SUNDOWNER WINDS AGAIN FOR SBA COUNTY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. MONDAY WILL SEE CONTINUED HEIGHT RISES AS THE RIDGE SHOWS PROMINENT BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY AND THE WELL ADVERTISED WARM UP KICKS IN. THE ADDITIONAL WARMING WILL TAKE HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS MOST AREAS ON MONDAY AND VERY MUCH ABOVE NORMAL BY TUESDAY. THE INLAND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES WILL EXPERIENCE HIGHS IN THE 90S WHILE MID 80S WILL BE COMMON COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION AND INLAND AREAS OF SLO COUNTY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY TO PRODUCE WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW TUESDAY MORNING. IN FACT...THE 12Z NAM FORECASTS A -6.4 LAX TO DAG PRESSURE GRADIENT FOR 12Z TUESDAY WHICH IS CERTAINLY A STRONG GRADIENT. .LONG TERM (WED-SAT)...THE VERY UNUSUALLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE FOR WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY...AND ALSO FOR FRIDAY. MODELS OVER TIME HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENSITY OF THIS HEAT EVENT...WHILE INCREASING THE EVENT DURATION WITH EACH MODEL RUN. OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD BE EQUALLY AS STRONG AS TUESDAY'S...THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKER ON THURSDAY. AS POINTED OUT IN AN EARLIER DISCUSSION...THE FAIRLY HIGH RECORDS ON TUESDAY BECOME MORE ATTAINABLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES RECORD HIGH FOR TUESDAY IS 98 AND BY THURSDAY IS ONLY 89. SO THE CURRENT THURSDAY FORECAST OF 90 WOULD BE A RECORD HIGH. OTHER RECORD HIGHS SHOULD FALL DURING THIS EVENT...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. ONLY SLIGHT COOLING EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY THEN A LITTLE MORE COOLING FOR SATURDAY AS THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN A BIT AND WE GET AN INCREASE IN AT LEAST AFTERNOON ONSHORE FLOW. ALL AREAS BUT THOSE JUST ALONG THE COAST WILL STILL HAVE ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPS ON SATURDAY. && .AVIATION...27/0000Z...HI CONFIDENCE IN THE 00Z TAFS WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL THE AIRFIELDS THROUGH SUN. GUSTY W TO NW WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE AIRFIELDS THRU THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUN AFTERNOON...ALTHO THE GUSTY WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL THRU THE ENTIRE TAF PERIOD AT KWJF AND KPMD. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT KSBA FROM ABOUT 01Z TO 10Z DUE TO GUSTY N CANYON WINDS IN THE VICINITY. KLAX...HI CONFIDENCE IN THE 00Z TAF WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN EVENING. GUSTY W WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AIRFIELD THRU THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. KBUR...HI CONFIDENCE IN THE 00Z TAF WITH VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. GUSTY W WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AIRFIELD THRU EARLY THIS EVENING. && .MARINE...26/200 PM PDT... GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT SAL AND INNER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. IN AFTERNOON ISSUANCE...HAVE EXTENDED GALE WARNINGS FOR OUTER WATERS INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND SBA CHANNEL THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS TYPICAL DIURNAL SURGE IN NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE VERY HAZARDOUS AND STEEP SEAS...WHICH WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN CHOPPY. LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL ALSO ARRIVING TODAY...WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX). BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT (SEE LAXCFWLOX). && PUBLIC...JACKSON AVIATION...SIRARD MARINE...30/GOMBERG SYNOPSIS...SMITH/JACKSON WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 514 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-271300- 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- 514 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... THROUGH TONIGHT DANGEROUS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL AFFECT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE PATCHY BLOWING SAND AND DUST AS WELL LOWERING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ACROSS HIGHWAY 14 AND 138. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTY WEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS WELL. GALE FORCE NW TO W WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER AND INNER WATERS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. HIGH SURF CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AS WELL DUE TO THE CHOPPY SEAS PILING UP ACROSS THE BEACHES. * 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 * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS AROUND AND SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. THE CHOPPY SEAS WILL KEEP A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AT WEST FACING BEACHES ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT WARM UP BY TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY WITH HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY INTERIOR AREAS. HOWEVER INLAND COASTAL AREAS WILL ALSO BE MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL. THERE COULD BE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AS WELL THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX 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.
Strong and gusty southwest winds developed across the Antelope Valley. The ASOS at Palmdale Airport reported sustained winds of 46 MPH with gusts to 63 MPH.
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