HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 602 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY
COLD WINDY WEATHER WILL CREATE MANY HAZARDS OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL
AFFECT THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND
THE CUYAMA VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THE GRAPEVINE WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY
THE SNOW. THE MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO HAVE HAZARDOUS WIND GUSTS TO 50
MPH AS WELL AS LOCAL NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
WILL ALSO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS
AND WILL MAKE CAR CONTROL DIFFICULT. OVERNIGHT VERY COLD AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
BLACK ICE IS POSSIBLE OVER MOST INLAND AREAS. AT THE BEACHES
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR SWIMMERS AND SURFERS.
HIGHER THAN NORMAL SURF WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR BEACHGOERS. GALE
FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TIMES ACROSS THE
OUTER WATERS.
* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
BITTER COLD WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH SNOW ACROSS
THE GRAPEVINE. MORE RAIN IS ON TAP BOTH THURSDAY AND THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 522 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
Expiration: 800 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILL READINGS TONIGHT...
...THREAT OF BLACK ICE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS...AND
INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS TONIGHT...
VERY COLD AIR COMING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT IN THE WAKE
OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
QUICKLY TONIGHT...LOWERING TO AS LOW AS 1500 FEET OVERNIGHT IN
SOME AREAS. IN MANY LOCATIONS...THE PRECIPITATION WILL END LATER
THIS EVENING... WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS...WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.
HOWEVER...THE INFLUX OF VERY COLD AIR WILL BRING THE THREAT OF
BLACK ICE ACROSS MANY INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THE GREATEST THREAT OF ICY CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...BUT ALL INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL ALSO
BE VULNERABLE TO BLACK ICE CONDITIONS... INCLUDING WIND SHELTERED
AREAS OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND
VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS.
MOTORISTS TRAVELLING INTO THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS...AND INTERIOR VALLEYS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES...VERY COLD WIND CHILL
READINGS...AND DANGEROUS BLACK ICE CONDITIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR DETAILS ON SNOW... AND NON
PRECIPITATION WEATHER PRODUCT FOR DETAILS ON UPCOMING FROST AND
FREEZE POTENTIAL.
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