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Potential for heavy Rain/Mountain Snow & stong winds possiblle Sunday- Monday
Radar valid at 3:34 pm PST Fri Jan 29 2016
041 WWUS86 KLOX 292333 SPSLOX SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 333 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-301400- 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- 333 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016 ...PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY... ...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... A LONG PLUME OF MOISTURE STRETCHING ACROSS THE PACIFIC THAT IS CURRENTLY SLAMMING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SAG SOUTH ON SATURDAY WITH LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. THE MAIN COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. A VERY STRONG WEST TO EAST JET STREAM OF UPPER LEVEL WINDS IS EXPECTED TO INTENSITY THIS SYSTEM...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER RAINFALL RATES...THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE RECENT BURN AREAS...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE EVENT. PRELIMINARY RAINFALL ESTIMATES WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 0.75 AND 1.50 INCHES FOR COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...WITH 1.50 TO 3.00 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FACING FOOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF HIGHER RAINFALL INTENSITIES...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ON SUNDAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE FAVORABLE FOR POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. DUE TO THE EXPECTED SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH THIS SYSTEM...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH THE FRONT ON SUNDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER RAPIDLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT...FALLING AS LOW AS 3000 FEET. AS A RESULT...THERE COULD BE POTENTIAL SNOW IMPACTS AND VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO HAVE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. BEHIND THE FRONT... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. EVEN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE WIDESPREAD WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH...WITH A FEW FAVORED LOCATIONS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 60 MPH. THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE WIDESPREAD...CAPABLE OF WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS POWER OUTAGES. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS ON THE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS DURING THIS PERIOD. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. PEOPLE NEAR THE RECENT BURN AREAS SHOULD ESPECIALLY MONITOR THE LATEST UPDATES WITH POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES BEING ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
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