HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 321 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY/TONIGHT
A LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH SURF ALONG ALL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEACHES. SURF WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 FEET WITH
LOCAL SETS TO 12 FEET. THERE WILL BE A HIGH THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
A COLD STORM WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL ARRIVE
TONIGHT. THE SYSTEMS WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON
BRINGING WIND AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN FROM SANTA BARBARA NORTHWARD.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...POSSIBLY
SPREADING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS INTO LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTIES OVERNIGHT.
THE SYSTEMS COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT...
CONTINUING A THREAT OF SHOWERS FOR THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS.
DUE TO THE SYSTEMS INTERIOR TRACK...THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR OVER INTERIOR SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA
BARBARA COUNTIES...AND THE NORTHERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. A
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE SEASONS FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ALONG
THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
LIKELY LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...LOCALLY LOWERING TO
3500 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL BETWEEN THE
LOS ANGELES METRO AREAS AND THE SAN JOAQUIN ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE
ACCORDINGLY FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *
* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A LARGE NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH SURF AT BEACHES SOUTH
OF POINT CONCEPTION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SURF WILL RANGE FROM 6
TO 9 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET.
THE POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY HOVER NEAR 4000 FEET...LOCALLY
LOWERING TO 3500 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL
BETWEEN THE LOS ANGELES METRO AREAS AND THE SAN JOAQUIN ARE ADVISED
TO PREPARE ACCORDINGLY FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
AN OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN DEVELOPING BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. INITIALLY...THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
RATHER MOIST SUNDAY MORNING...BUT A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED LATER
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. WHILE THERE WILL BE HEIGHTENED FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS WITH THIS OFFSHORE EVENT...IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE WILL
REACH CRITICAL RED FLAG THRESHOLDS.
* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT...SEE FZUS76 KLOX - MWSLOX FOR DETAILS *
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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