SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 553 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009
...STRONG WINDS LIKELY FOR THE SOUTHLAND TODAY...
...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHLAND TONIGHT...
A COLD FRONT PASSED OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND BROUGHT WITH
SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY THIS MORNING AND OVER THE NORTH SLOPES THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 3000 FEET. A FEW INCHES
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH FACING SLOPES...WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE.
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...STRONG AND WIDESPREAD NORTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM
COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...ANTELOPE VALLEY...SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...SANTA
CLARITA VALLEY...AND SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. THE REST OF THE SOUTHLAND ARE COVERED BY
WIND ADVISORIES...FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH.
THE INFLUX OF MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WILL ALSO
BRING THE RISK OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO WIND SHELTERED
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY...CUYAMA VALLEY...AND INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER
TO MID 20S...BUT THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO HARD
FREEZES THIS SEASON. OTHER WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY HAVE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S...WITH
FROST ADVISORIES POSSIBLY BEING ISSUED.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS FOR THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 600 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE... TODAY
SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SLICK ROADS THROUGH MID
MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE DRIVING HAZARDS ALONG THE NORTH
SLOPES AS LOW AS 3000 FEET. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS...THE
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY...AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST WILL PRODUCE VERY
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING
OVER TREES. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS TO MARINERS ACROSS
THE INNER AND OUTER WATERS. HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE FOR
HAZARDOUS TIMES AT THE BEACHES. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG
WINDS TONIGHT WILL MAKE IT HAZARDOUS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
* HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *
* WIND 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 *
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KLOX - SPSLOX FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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