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FXUS66 KLOX 120616
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1116 PM PDT SAT OCT 11 2025
SYNOPSIS
11/324 PM.
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TODAY, THEN SHIFT TO
NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRYING
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH MOST OF THE RAINFALL
LIKELY ON TUESDAY. EXPECT WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHORT TERM (SAT-TUE)
11/741 PM.
***UPDATE***
TEMPERATURES WERE INTERESTING TODAY WITH THE CENTRAL COAST AND THE
SBA SOUTH COAST WARMING 3 TO 6 LOCALLY 8 DEGREES AS WEAK OFFSHORE
SET UP. THE REST OF THE AREA COOL DUE TO COOL AIR ADVECTION BEHIND
THE EARLIER DRY TROF PASSAGE. MAX TEMPS IN THE ANTELOPE VLY WERE
DOWN 15 DEGREES FROM YDY'S NUMBERS. THE LA VLYS COOL 5 TO 10
DEGREES. MAX TEMPS EVERYWHERE ENDED UP A FEW DEGREES BLO NORMAL.
WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION COMES THE WINDS AND ALL OF THE WIND
ADVISORIES ARE LOOKING GOOD. THE SBA SOUTH COAST IS ALREADY SEEING
GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. THE LATEST NAM SHOWS THAT THE WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE LA/VTA MTNS AND INTO SANTA
CLARITA VLY AND ANTELOPE VLY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
SKIES ARE CLEAR NOW AND MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR SAVE
FOR THE LA COAST (TOWARDS DAWN AND LASTING TIL MID MORNING) AND
THE NORTH SLOPES ALONG THE KERN COUNTY LINE (UPSLOPE FLOW).
LOOKING AT THE LATEST NAM RUN - TUESDAY'S STORM LOOKS ON TRACK.
THE LATEST TIMING SHOWS SLO COUNTY'S PEAK FROM LATE EVENING MONDAY
TO BEFORE DAWN TUESDAY. SBA COUNTY FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TO
DAWN TUESDAY. VTA COUNTY FROM JUST BEFORE DAWN THROUGH LATE
MORNING. LA COUNTY FROM MID MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. BE ADVISED
THESE TIMING ESTIMATES COULD CHANGE AS THE STORM DEVELOPS AND
TAKES SHAPE.
THE CURRENT FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND NO UPDATES ARE PLANNED.
***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION***
OVERALL, 12Z MODELS IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM PERIOD. AT UPPER LEVELS, BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW REMAINS OVER THE
AREA THROUGH SUNDAY THEN A POTENT UPPER LOW DEVELOPS JUST OFF THE
NORTHERN CA COAST MONDAY THEN DIVES SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL CA ON
TUESDAY. WITH THIS PATTERN, A COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION IS ON TAP FOR SOUTHWESTERN CA.
WINDS...
STRONG NORTHERLY OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND GOOD UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT WILL GENERATE GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS, GUSTS 35-50 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS
TO AROUND 60 MPH, ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE SANTA YNEZ RANGE
AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY WEAKER
WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. DUE TO
THE EXPECTED WIND GUSTS, WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. CHECK LAXNPWLOX FOR THE DETAILS.
LATE TONIGHT/SUNDAY, THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS
OF 20-40 MPH LIKELY IN THE SANTA ANA WIND-PRONE SPOTS OF VENTURA
AND LA COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME, EXPECT ANY ADVISORY-LEVEL NORTHEAST
WINDS TO REMAIN VERY LOCALIZED AND NO WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE
ISSUED.
ON MONDAY/TUESDAY, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN ACROSS
THE STATE. WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR SECTIONS, ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY (AND EVEN A CHANCE OF SOME AREAS REACHING WARNING LEVELS).
PRECIPITATION...
ALL SYSTEMS ARE "GO" FOR A RATHER POTENT EARLY SEASON STORM FOR
THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL BEGIN
ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING THEN
SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. NO MAJOR CHANGES
TO THINKING ABOUT RAINFALL TOTALS WITH SLO/SBA COUNTIES GETTING
WIDESPREAD 1.50-4.00 INCH TOTALS AND VENTURA/LA COUNTIES GETTING
WIDESPREAD 0.75-3.00 INCH TOTALS. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS DUE TO GOOD OROGRAPHIC LIFT.
BASED ON 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A GREATER
CHANCE FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL RATES. HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS
INDICATE A QLCS-TYPE STRUCTURE ZIPPING ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. IF THIS FEATURE VERIFIES, RAINFALL
RATES UP TO AROUND 0.80 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE.
OTHERWISE, RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 0.10-0.50
INCH PER HOUR RANGE. WITH THOSE POTENTIAL ENHANCED RAINFALL
RATES, THERE COULD BE SOME FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW ISSUES
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
AS FOR THUNDERSTORMS, PARAMETERS ARE LOOKING PRETTY DECENT. SO,
HAVE BUMPED UP THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INTO THE 25-35% RANGE FOR
SLO/SBA COUNTIES AND 15-25% RANGE FOR VENTURA COUNTY AND FAR
WESTERN LA COUNTY. ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL, ANY
THUNDERSTORMS COULD GENERATE STRONG WINDS, SMALL HAIL AND EVEN A
WATERSPOUT OR A WEAK, SHORT-LIVED, TORNADO.
FINALLY, LOOKING AT THE 1000-500 MB THICKNESS AND WET BULB ZERO
FORECASTS, SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 6000-7000
FOOT RANGE ON TUESDAY. SO, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DECENT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS (SEVERAL INCHES) AT THE RESORT LEVEL.
CONFIDENCE IN ANY EXACT AMOUNTS IS LOW AT THIS TIME, BUT THE
POTENTIAL WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.
LONG TERM (WED-SAT)
11/147 PM.
FOR THE EXTENDED, 12Z MODELS CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT GOOD SYNOPTIC
AGREEMENT. AT UPPER LEVELS, LOW MOVES TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY AS
A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
WITH THIS PATTERN, RATHER BENIGN WEATHER IS EXPECTED. ON
WEDNESDAY, COOL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE WAKE OF THE
UPPER LOW. HOWEVER, DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY MENTIONABLE THREAT OF
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, A WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING OFFSHORE AND LIMITED
MARINE LAYER STRATUS. THE ECMWF INDICATES A PERIOD OF WEAK
OFFSHORE FLOW WHILE THE GFS INDICATES A MORE DIURNAL FLOW PATTERN.
SO, THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS OF LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS IN THE
THURSDAY-SATURDAY TIME FRAME.
AVIATION
12/0614Z.
AT 0408Z AT KLAX, THE MARINE LAYER WAS 1000 FT DEEP. THE TOP OF
THE INVERSION WAS AT 1700 FT WITH A TEMPERATURES OF 21 C.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU CONDS FOR ALL SITES, EXCEPT FOR KLGB,
KLAX AND KSMO.
FOR KLGB AND KLAX THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF NO CIGS. IF CIGS DO
ARRIVE THEY COULD ARRIVE ANY TIME BETWEEN 10Z AND 14Z, AND HEIGHTS
COULD BE OFF BY UP TO 200 FT. AT KSMO, THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF
BKN002-BKN006 CIGS ARRIVING BETWEEN 11Z-14Z. THERE IS A 25%
CHANCE OF 1/4SM FG VIS WITH ANY CLOUDS THAT DO FORM.
MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN WIND FORECASTS.
KLAX...LOW CONFIDENCE IN TAF FROM 10Z-17Z, OTHERWISE HIGH
CONFIDENCE. THERE IS A 40% CHANCE OF NO CIGS. IF LOW CLOUDS DO
ARRIVE IT COULD BE ANY TIME 10Z-14Z, AND THERE IS A 25 PERCENT
CHC OF 1/4SM FG CONDS WITH ANY LOW CLOUDS THAT FORM. THERE IS A
10% CHANCE OF AN EAST WIND COMPONENT REACHING 6 KT UNTIL 10Z SUN.
KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CAVU CONDS. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHC OF
34012KT WINDS UNTIL 12Z.
MARINE
11/817 PM.
FOR THE OUTER WATERS SOUTHWEST THROUGH NORTHWEST OF THE CHANNEL
ISLANDS, INCLUDING THE NEARSHORE WATERS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST,
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS NEAR POINT CONCEPTION SOUTH TO SAN NICOLAS
ISLAND. IN THIS AREA, GALES WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE
THE NORTHERN WATERS WINDS WILL SEE WINDS LOWERING TO SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY (SCA) BY SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE, SCA LEVEL WINDS AND
SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, WITH A
40-60% CHANCE OF LINGERING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE GALES AND HAZARDOUS SEAS, INEXPERIENCED
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK OR REMAIN IN SAFE HARBOR.
INSIDE THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT, SCA LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE BIGHT, AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL AND POSSIBLY ACROSS
THE ANACAPA PASSAGE. SHORT- PERIOD HAZARDOUS SEAS ARE OBSERVED
ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, A STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING
A 20-40% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL,
WEST PAST THE CHANNEL ISLANDS, AND NORTHWARD TO THE SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY LINE. FOR THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE SANTA BARBARA
CHANNEL, INCLUDING THE WATERS NEARSHORE LA AND ORANGE COUNTIES,
THERE IS A 10-20% CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT FORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO
SURFACE LIGHTNING, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, SMALL HAIL, AND EVEN A
WATERSPOUT. ADDITIONALLY, WIDESPREAD SCA LEVEL SW WINDS AND SEAS,
WITH A MODERATE CHANCE OF GALES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED STORM.
LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ZONES 88-349>353-375>379-381-383. (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR ZONES 340-341-346>348. (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
PZ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ZONES
645-670. (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ZONE
650. (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ZONE
655. (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ZONES
673-676. (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
PUBLIC...THOMPSON/RORKE
AVIATION...SCHOENFELD
MARINE...HALL/LUND/CILIBERTI
SYNOPSIS...RK/SCHOENFELD
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