945  
FSUS46 KLOX 141040  
QPSLOX  
 
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
334 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2025  
 
PRECIPITATION FORECASTS IN INCHES ARE PROVIDED IN 3-HOUR  
INCREMENTS UNTIL 1700 FOLLOWED BY 6-HOUR INCREMENTS UNTIL 0500.  
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES COVER UP TO 0500 ON DAY 1 ONLY.  
 
LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN  
INCH ARE SHOWN AS LGT.  
 
THE DISCUSSION COVERS THE PERIOD FROM: TUE OCT 14 2025 THROUGH MON OCT 20 2025.  
 
 
 
05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...  
 
LSRC1:CAMBRIA LGT LGT LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
SMRC1:SANTA MARGARITA LGT LGT LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
NIPC1:LOPEZ LAKE 0.2 LGT LGT 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.10-0.20 0.10-0.20  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 45% 55%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0400-0700  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 40%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 0.5 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
SIYC1:SANTA MARIA 0.1 LGT LGT 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
SBTC1:SANTA BARBARA POTRERO 0.4 0.1 0.1 LGT | 0.0 0.0  
GBRC1:GIBRALTAR DAM 0.3 LGT 0.1 LGT | 0.0 0.0  
SMCC1:SAN MARCOS PASS 0.3 LGT 0.1 LGT | 0.0 0.0  
SBFC1:SANTA BARBARA CITY 0.3 LGT LGT LGT | LGT 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.10-0.20 0.20-0.40  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 45% 95%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% 30%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0400-0700  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 40%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 0.75 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
VENTURA COUNTY...  
 
FGWC1:FAGAN CANYON 0.5 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
HRCC1:HOPPER CANYON 0.7 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
MTDC1:MATILIJA DAM 0.4 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
VTUC1:VENTURA CITY 0.4 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
MORC1:MOORPARK 0.6 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
CRXC1:CIRCLE X RANCH 0.7 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.20-0.40 0.35-0.55  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 35% 85%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% 20%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0400-0900  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 40%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 1.0 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY...  
 
WFKC1:WEST FORK HELIPORT 1.7 0.7 0.2 LGT | 0.0 0.0  
BDDC1:BIG DALTON DAM 0.9 0.5 0.2 LGT | 0.0 0.0  
PCDC1:PACOIMA DAM 0.9 0.3 0.1 LGT | LGT 0.0  
FLTC1:LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 1.0 0.4 0.1 LGT | 0.0 0.0  
SAUC1:SAUGUS 0.7 0.2 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
CQT:DOWNTOWN LA 0.5 0.3 LGT LGT | 0.0 0.0  
MLUC1:MALIBU BIG ROCK MESA 0.4 0.2 LGT LGT | LGT 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.30-0.50 0.55-0.95  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 50% 100%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% 45%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0400-1000  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 40%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 2.0 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
 
 
DISCUSSION:  
 
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE AREA  
THIS MORNING. LINGERING POST FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO  
THE EARLY EVNEING. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 0.75 AND 1.50  
INCHES, EXCEPT 2.00 TO 4.00 INCHES ACROSS THE FAVORABLE SOUTH FACING  
SLOPES PERHAPS ANYWHERE A STRONG TSTM FORMS. AN ISOLATED READING OF  
5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SAN GABRIELS. PEAK RAINFALL  
RATES OF 0.33 TO 0.66 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON. ISOLATED RATES  
TO AROUND 1.00 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH  
FACING SLOPES AND UNDER CONVECTIVE BURSTS.  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FOR WEDESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
 
THE LAST ROUTINE ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT FOR THIS RAINY SEASON  
WAS ON APRIL 30. ROUTINE ISSUANCES WILL RESUME ON NOV 1.  
NON-ROUTINE ISSUANCES OF THIS PRODUCT WILL OCCUR SHOULD WIDESPREAD  
PRECIPITATION BE EXPECTED.  
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