359  
FSUS46 KLOX 021137  
QPSLOX  
 
QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  
335 AM PDT FRI MAY 02 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: FRI MAY 02 2025 THROUGH THU MAY 08 2025.  
 

 
 
05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...  
 
LSRC1:CAMBRIA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
SMRC1:SANTA MARGARITA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
NIPC1:LOPEZ LAKE 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 0.00  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 0% 0%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: 0% 0%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: N/A  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 0%  
 

05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...  
 
SIYC1:SANTA MARIA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0  
SBTC1:SANTA BARBARA POTRERO 0.0 0.0 LGT LGT | 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): 0.00 0.01-0.10  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 0% 10%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: 0% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 1200-1600  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 30%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 0.50 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
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): 0.00 0.01-0.10  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 0% 10%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: 0% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 1200-1600  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 30%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 0.50 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

05-08 08-11 11-14 14-17 | 17-23 23-05  
 
LOS ANGELES COUNTY...  
 
WFKC1:WEST FORK HELIPORT 0.0 0.0 LGT LGT | LGT 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 0.0  
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 0.01-0.10  
PROBABILITY 0.50+ IN/HR: 0% 10%  
PROBABILITY 1.00+ IN/HR: 0% <5%  
 
PEAK RATES EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN: 1200-1600  
 
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: 20%  
ISOLATED RATES AROUND 0.25 IN/HR POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
DISCUSSION:  
 
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO BRING  
A RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. RAIN RATES  
AND TOTALS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT, BUT ISOLATED HEAVIER SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED RATES UP TO AROUND 0.50  
INCHES PER HOUR.  
 
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE  
WEEKEND. COASTAL AREAS WILL LIKELY SEE SPOTS OF DRIZZLE OR LIGHT  
RAIN, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING, AND SUNDAY. ANY ACCUMULATIONS  
WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND UNDER 0.10 INCHES. OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND  
INTERIOR AREAS, OFF AND ON AGAIN SHOWERS WILL BE COMMON, WITH  
LOWERING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 5,500 FEET BY SUNDAY. RAIN AND  
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ALSO GENERALLY BE LIGHT, BUT THERE IS SOME  
INSTABILITY THAT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOCALIZED HEAVIER SHOWERS OR  
EVEN A THUNDERSTORM. AS A RESULT, SOME LOCALIZED MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS  
COULD SEE UP TO 0.50 INCHES OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH  
RANGE.  
 
DRYING EXPECTED TO FOLLOW NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
 
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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