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Friday September 18th, 2015 :: 03:18 p.m. PDT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 302 PM PDT FRI SEP 18 2015

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 AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-SANTA CRUZ AND ANACAPA ISLANDS-
302 PM PDT FRI SEP 18 2015

...THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA MONDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OFF THE NORTHERN BAJA
COAST WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE TO BRING
A THREAT OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
MONDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

PRIOR TO THE MAIN INFLUX OF MOISTURE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THERE
WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME INCREASING MOISTURE ON SUNDAY. THIS
MOISTURE COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
INCREASED HEAT STRESS ON SUNDAY WHICH COULD PERSIST INTO MONDAY.
THERE IS ALSO A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS REACHING LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS BY LATE SUNDAY.

THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE MORE CONVECTIVE IN NATURE
THAN THE REMNANTS OF FORMER HURRICANE LINDA LAST MONDAY. THIS
WILL LIKELY TRANSLATE INTO MORE VARIABLE RAINFALL TOTALS DUE TO
THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...THERE IS THE
POSSIBILITY OF LOCALLY HIGHER RAINFALL RATES IF THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOP. IN THIS CASE...SOME POTENTIAL IMPACTS WILL INCLUDE URBAN
ROADWAY FLOODING...LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS...A THREAT OF MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN RECENT BURN
AREAS...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTING ALONG THE BEACHES.

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