Strong surface high pressure over the Great Basin generated gusty Santa Ana winds across sections of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The strongest winds were reported in the mountains with gusts in excess of 65 MPH.
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The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Strong surface high pressure over the Great Basin generated gusty Santa Ana winds across sections of Ventura and Los Angeles counties. The strongest winds were reported in the mountains with gusts in excess of 65 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 Jan 13, 3:40 AM PST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 340 AM PST MON JAN 13 2014 .AVIATION DISCUSSION UPDATED... .SYNOPSIS... GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH SOME DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY BUT IT WILL REMAIN DRY...WITH ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. SOME COOLING IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-WED)... THREE VERY SIMILAR WINDY DAYS ON TAP FOR THE SOUTHLAND. EACH MORNING THE KDAG GRADIENT WILL BE ABOUT 7MB OFFSHORE AND EACH AFTERNOON IT WILL REDUCE TO 3.5MB OFFSHORE. THE KBFL GRAD WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 3 MB OFFSHORE. WHAT WILL MAKE THIS A WINDIER EVENT THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW IS THAT AN UPPER HIGH WILL SIT OVER THE EUREKA AREA AND WILL PRODUCE NE WINDS ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHICH WILL ADD TO OVERALL WIND SPEEDS. THERE WILL BE WARNING/ADVISORY LEVELS WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE TYPICAL DIURNAL LULLS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING EACH DAY. 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE LA/VTA COASTS AND VLYS WHILE THE MTNS WILL SEE GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH. LOTS OF ADIABATIC COMPRESSION WILL KEEP THE COASTS AND VLYS WARM. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLOW WARMING TREND AS WELL AS THE UPPER HIGH STRENGTHENS AND THE AIRMASS WARMS. WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY. OVERNIGHT IT WILL BE THE USUALLY SPLIT IN MIN TEMPS WITH THE CLEAR SKIES AND DRY AIR ALLOWING FOR GREATER THAN NORMAL COOLING IN THE WIND SHELTERED AREAS BUT THE WINDY AREAS WILL SEE HIGHER THAN NORMAL MIN TEMPS. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE SKIES CLEAR. .LONG TERM (THU-SUN)... THE RIDGE REMAINS INTACT THURSDAY AND ONLY A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN OFFSHORE FLOW AS THE SFC HIGH MOVES A LITTLE TO THE EAST. CAN EASILY SEE SOME LOW END WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE MORNING HOURS IN THE WINDIEST PLACES. MAX TEMPS WILL HARDLY COOL AT ALL AND IF THEY DO IT WILL PROBABLY ONLY BE AT THE BEACHES. ONSHORE TRENDS CONTINUE FRIDAY AND THE RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN SO LOOK FOR A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING EVERYWHERE AND MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES AT THE BEACHES. THE GFS AND THE EC NOW AGREE ON THE WEEKEND FCST. BOTH NOW AGREE THAT THE RIDGE WILL BE DISRUPTED A LITTLE BY A TROF PASSING THROUGH OREGON ON SATURDAY BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE RIDGE WILL QUICKLY REFORM SUNDAY. SO NO REAL CHANGE IN THE WEATHER A LITTLE COOLER ON SATURDAY AND THEN WARMER AND BREEZIER ON SUNDAY. NO COMPUTER MDL SHOWS EVEN A DROP OF RAIN OUT THROUGH 10 DAYS. && .AVIATION...13/12Z MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 12Z TAFS. REDUCED CONFIDENCE DUE TO CHANCES OF HIGH WIND REACHING THE SURFACE AND OF LOW CLOUDS ALONG COASTAL SITES. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN LLWS/TURBULENCE OVER THE MOUNTAINS... VALLEYS... AND COASTAL LOCATIONS FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD. A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF THE WIND REACHING THE SURFACE AT KOXR AND KVNY DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD... AND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF IT REACHING THE GROUND AT KBUR OVERNIGHT. A TEN PERCENT CHANCE OF IFR-MVFR CIGS/VSBYS AT COASTAL SITES AND KPRB THROUGH 17Z. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS. KLAX...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 12Z TAF. REDUCED CONFIDENCE DUE TO A TEN PERCENT CHANCE OF IFR-MVFR CIGS/VSBYS THROUGH 17Z. A 15 PERCENT CHANCE THAT EAST WINDS WILL BE 10 KT OR GREATER THROUGH 18Z. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS. KBUR...MODERATE TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE 12Z TAF. REDUCED CONFIDENCE DUE TO THE CHANCE OF HIGH WIND REACHING THE SURFACE. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN LLWS/TURBULENCE OVER THE SITE FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF IT REACHING THE GROUND DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS. && .FIRE WEATHER... 12/2330Z EVERYTHING STILL ON TRACK FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ACROSS THE COASTS AND VALLEYS. AS THE WINDS DEVELOP RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS MONDAY MORNING...WITH WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS VALUES CONTINUING FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF VENTURA COUNTY AND MOST OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. FOR SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...THE OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER AND MORE LOCALIZED. HOWEVER...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SO...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). RED FLAG WARNING (SEE LAXRFWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). HIGH SURF ADVISORY (SEE LAXCFWLOX). HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK (SEE LAXSRFLOX). && PUBLIC...RORKE AVIATION...KJ SYNOPSIS...SETO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PST MON JAN 13 2014 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-141400- 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 13 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. WFO LOX PLANS TO DISCONTINUE THIS PRODUCT IN 2014. PLEASE DIRECT ANY COMMENTS TO ERIC BOLDT AT 805-988-6623. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS AND COASTS OF MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT CENTRAL COAST BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREAS BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX 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... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...COASTAL SECTIONS OF VENTURA COUNTY...AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS FROM MALIBU TO HOLLYWOOD MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MOST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * RED FLAG WARNING...........SEE WWUS86 KLOX - RFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. RORKE
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong northeast winds developed across the Santa Monica Mountains. An automated sensor at Laguna Peak reported wind gusts as high as 75 MPH. The RAWS sensor at Malibu Hills reported wind gusts between 58 and 65 MPH.
Strong northeasterly winds developed across the mountains of Los Angeles county. The RAWS sensor at Camp Nine reported gusts between 60 and 66 MPH while the RAWS sensor at Chilao reported gusts between 59 and 69 MPH.
Strong northeasterly winds developed across the mountains of Ventura county. Wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH were reported in some areas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 2014
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: 498027, 498025, 498026.