158  
FSUS46 KLOX 032231  
QPSLOX  
 
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
315 PM PDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
 
PRECIPITATION FORECASTS IN INCHES ARE PROVIDED IN 3-HOUR  
INCREMENTS UNTIL 0500 FOLLOWED BY 6-HOUR INCREMENTS UNTIL 1700.  
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES COVER UP TO 1700 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: FRI MAY 03 2024 THROUGH THU MAY 09 2024.  
 

 
 
17-20 20-23 23-02 02-05 | 05-11 11-17  
 
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...  
 
LSRC1:CAMBRIA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.3  
SMRC1:SANTA MARGARITA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.3  
NIPC1:LOPEZ LAKE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.1  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.10-0.20 0.10-0.20  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: <5% 10%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0800-1200  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0%  
 

17-20 20-23 23-02 02-05 | 05-11 11-17  
 
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
SIYC1:SANTA MARIA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 LGT  
SBTC1:SANTA BARBARA POTRERO 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
GBRC1:GIBRALTAR DAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
SMCC1:SAN MARCOS PASS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
SBFC1:SANTA BARBARA CITY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.01-0.03 0.01-0.03  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0900-1200  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0%  
 

17-20 20-23 23-02 02-05 | 05-11 11-17  
 
VENTURA COUNTY...  
 
FGWC1:FAGAN CANYON 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
HRCC1:HOPPER CANYON 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
MTDC1:MATILIJA DAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
VTUC1:VENTURA CITY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
MORC1:MOORPARK 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
CRXC1:CIRCLE X RANCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.01-0.03 0.00  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0900-1000  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0%  
 

17-20 20-23 23-02 02-05 | 05-11 11-17  
 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY...  
 
WFKC1:WEST FORK HELIPORT 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
BDDC1:BIG DALTON DAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
PCDC1:PACOIMA DAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
FLTC1:LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
SAUC1:SAUGUS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 LGT  
CQT:DOWNTOWN LA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
MLUC1:MALIBU BIG ROCK MESA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
 
1-HR RATES: COASTS/VALLEYS FOOTHILLS/MOUNTAINS  
EXPECTED PEAK (IN/HR): 0.00 0.01-0.03  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: <5% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 0600-1200  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0%  
 

 
 
DISCUSSION:  
 
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE AREA OVER THE  
WEEKEND. THERE A HIGH-TO-LIKELY CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA  
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL  
LIKELY BE AROUND A QUARTER INCH OR LESS, EXCEPT A QUARTER TO HALF  
INCH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE  
FAIRLY HIGH INITIALLY, BUT WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET  
OVER VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER, AT  
THAT TIME ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.  
 
NOTE: THIS A SPECIAL ISSUANCE DUE TO THE THREAT OF RAIN. ROUTINE  
ISSUANCES OF THIS PRODUCT WILL RESUME NOV 1. IF WIDESPREAD RAIN IS  
EXPECTED BEFORE THEN ADDITIONAL FORECASTS WILL BE SENT OUT.  
 

 
 
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