PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1110 AM PST SUN NOV 21 2010
...PRELIMINARY RAINFALL & SNOWFALL TOTALS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES
FOR THE WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM THROUGH 10 AM THIS
MORNING. RAINFALL OCCURRED IN TWO BURSTS. THE
FIRST PERIOD OF RAIN WAS FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SECOND...WHICH
INCLUDED SNOWFALL...OCCURRED FROM LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING.
.SNOWFALL
I-5 @ THE GRAPEVINE 4700 FEET..... TRACE
LOCKWOOD VALLEY @ 5400 FEET....... 2 INCHES
MT HIGH SKI RESORT @ 6000 FEET.... 2 INCHES
BIG PINES @ 7000 FEET............. 3 TO 3.5 INCHES
.LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
AVALON INLAND..................... 0.46
LA DOWNTOWN (CQT)................. 0.25
LONG BEACH (KLGB)................. 0.35
SANTA MONICA (KSMO)............... 0.44
MONTE NIDO........................ 1.02
GETTY CENTER...................... 0.57
UCLA.............................. 0.50
BEVERLY HILLS..................... 0.91
HOLLYWOOD RESERVOIR............... 0.94
.LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
BURBANK (KBUR).................... 0.58
VAN NUYS (KVNY)................... 0.78
NORTHRIDGE........................ 0.90
WOODLAND HILLS.................... 0.59
AGOURA HILLS...................... 0.83
CHATSWORTH RESERVOIR.............. 0.74
CANOGA PARK....................... 0.66
PACOIMA DAM....................... 1.14
HANSEN DAM........................ 1.08
NEWHALL........................... 0.94
SAUGUS............................ 0.32
DEL VALLE......................... 0.49
EAGLE ROCK RESERVOIR.............. 0.59
SAN GABRIEL....................... 0.85
EATON DAM......................... 0.90
LA VERNE.......................... 1.23
SANTA FE DAM...................... 1.11
WHITTIER.......................... 0.73
POMONA............................ 1.01
CLAREMONT......................... 1.44
.LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
SANDBERG (KSDB)................... 0.49
WEST FORK HELIPORT................ 1.82
SANTA ANITA DAM................... 1.34
SAN GABRIEL DAM................... 1.81
MORRIS DAM........................ 1.37
CRYSTAL LAKE...................... 1.97
SIERRA MADRE...................... 1.02
TANBARK........................... 3.51
SAN ANTONIO DAM................... 1.65
MT BALDY.......................... 2.14
WHITAKER PEAK..................... 1.43
WARM SPRINGS...................... 2.02
ACTON............................. 0.23
CAMP 9............................ 2.34
.LOS ANGELES COUNTY DESERTS
POPPY PARK........................ 0.45
LANCASTER (KWJF).................. 0.46
LAKE PALMDALE..................... 0.22
VALYERMO.......................... 0.29
.VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL
CAMARILLO (KCMA).................. 0.68
CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS............... 0.52
LEO CARRILLO...................... 0.33
OXNARD - NWS...................... 0.76
OXNARD CIVIC CENTER............... 0.83
VENTURA........................... 0.49
LA CONCHITA....................... 0.87
.VENTURA COUNTY WESTERN VALLEYS
STATION CANYON.................... 1.38
MATILIJA DAM...................... 1.94
STEWART CANYON.................... 1.43
LAKE CASITAS...................... 1.30
FAGAN CANYON...................... 0.95
OJAI.............................. 1.58
SOUTH MOUNTAIN.................... 0.55
.VENTURA COUNTY EASTERN VALLEYS
FILLMORE.......................... 1.10
MOORPARK.......................... 0.66
LAKE PIRU......................... 1.29
PIRU.............................. 0.83
THOUSAND OAKS..................... 0.24
SYCAMORE CANYON DAM............... 0.59
ROCKY PEAK........................ 0.43
CIRCLE X RANCH.................... 1.38
CHEESEBORO........................ 0.56
.VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS
APACHE CANYON..................... 0.23
LOCKWOOD VALLEY................... 0.40
NORTH FORK MATILIJA............... 2.79
WHITE LEDGE PEAK.................. 2.88
NORDHOFF RIDGE.................... 3.43
ORTEGA HILL....................... 5.00
ROSE VALLEY....................... 3.11
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN.................. 1.73
HUNGRY VALLEY..................... 0.35
.SANTA BARBARA NORTH COAST
SANTA MARIA (KSMX)................ 0.62
SISQUOC........................... 0.75
TWITCHELL DAM..................... 1.03
SUDDEN PEAK....................... 0.71
LOS ALAMOS........................ 0.61
LOMPOC............................ 0.67
VANDENBERG (KVBG)................. 0.34
SOLVANG........................... 0.99
SANTA YNEZ (KIZA)................. 0.49
CACHUMA DAM....................... 1.07
LOS PRIETOS....................... 1.45
.SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST
MARIA YGNACIO RIDGE............... 1.10
MOUNT CALVARY..................... 1.61
CARPINTERIA....................... 0.82
MONTECITO HILLS................... 1.17
TAJIGUAS LANDFILL................. 0.94
.SANTA BARBARA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN................. 1.41
REFUGIO PASS...................... 2.17
SAN MARCOS PASS................... 2.91
GIBRALTAR DAM..................... 1.82
LA CUMBRE PEAK.................... 2.13
SANTA BARBARA CA-SAN LUIS OBISPO CA-
117 AM PST SUN NOV 21 2010
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...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM PST
FOR SOUTHERN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND ALL OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
EXCEPT THE SOUTH COAST...
AT 108 AM PST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CALIFORNIA VALLEY SOUTHWESTWARD TO
SANTA MARIA TO JUST WEST OF VANDENBERG. THE LINE WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH...WHILE STORMS WITHIN THE LINE WERE RACING OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...NICKEL SIZED HAIL
AND TORRENTIAL RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE AS IT EXITS SAN
LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH 2 AM PST.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PASO ROBLES...
PISMO BEACH AND MORRO BAY...
NORTHERN AND WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF SANTA MARIA AND LOMPOC...
* UNTIL 415 AM PST
* AT 1210 AM PST...RAIN GAGES ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY REPORTED
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL RATES OF ONE QUARTER AND ONE THIRD OF AN
PER HOUR. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED THAT THE BAND OF HEAVY RAIN
WAS SAGGING SOUTHWARD AND SHOULD SPREAD INTO NORTHERN AND WESTERN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BY 1 AM. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...SHOULD
PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST 4 AM PST.
* THE RAIN WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS
AND LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND INTERSECTIONS.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CONTINUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY
AND EXCLUDES THE SANTA MONICA RANGE.
* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT. STEADY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW
LEVELS LOWERING BY SUNDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE BETWEEN 10 T0 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SUNDAY
EVENING WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OCCURRING BETWEEN 5000 FEET AND 7000
FEET. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET ON SUNDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING
BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET THIS EVENING WILL FALL
TO BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
THEN FALL TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A
CHANCE THAT THE SNOW LEVELS COULD LOCALLY FALL TO AS LOW AS
3500 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
* IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT TRAVEL THROUGH
THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...WINTRY
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY ON INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH
THE GRAPEVINE AND THE HIGHEST PORTIONS OF THE 14 FREEWAY.
Several systems will move through Southern California into Monday 11/22/10. This brings rain at times, possible thunderstorms, wind and Mountain Snow to the area. All precipitation will tapper off on Monday. The sky will be very sunny by Tuesday and a High Pressure Ridge builds into our region with warmer temperatures Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day! I’ll be on the 6 & 10 pm KTLA.com with Cher Calvin and Glen Walker tonight and Sunday night with all of the details. Have a great weekend trying to stay dry. If you are heading to the Grapevine or you are traveling on the 5 or the 14th in the mountains, expect winter storm conditions. See you on channel 5 tonight at 6 & 10 pm with more. Meteorologist Jim Castillo
THE SKY WILL NOT BE CLEARING UNTIL TUESDAY NOV. 23, 1010
BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON WEEKEND FORECAST- WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 9AM TO 6PM FRIDAY FOR W. WHATCOM COUNTY/SAN JUAN COUNTY
1 TO 3″ OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 500 FT… SAME FOR HOOD CANAL-SHELTON TO PORT LUDLOW HIGHS 30′S LOW’S 20′S.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON FROM 10PM FRIDAY TO 4PM SUNDAY ABOVE 6,000 FT.
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6,000 FT WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PORTLAND, OREGON WEEKEND FORECAST-
…THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON AND IN THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE…
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LINGER NEAR THE COAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL DRAW COLD AIR FROM THE INTERIOR TO BRING
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON TO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND THE
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY BE LIMITED
TO AREAS ABOVE 1500 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER…AREAS IN
THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COULD SEE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO NEAR THE
SURFACE. THE SNOW LEVEL MAY ALSO BRIEFLY FALL TO BELOW 1000 FEET
ANYWHERE IN NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON IN THE
VICINITY OF HEAVIER SHOWERS.
THIS STORM IS HEADING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA! WATCH KTLA 5 FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
METEOROLOGIST JIM CASTILLO
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE PHOTO OF THE BIG WEST COAST STORM 11/18/10
I’LL BE ON THE 1PM FRIDAY, ALSO 6 & 10PM THIS WEEKEND. HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES AND A CHILLY WIND IS COMING.
…MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS FROM AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON MONDAY NIGHT…
OFFICIAL LOW LAND AIRPORT OBSERVATION SITES.
SUSTAINED WINDS GUSTS
ARLINGTON 18 MPH 28 MPH
BELLINGHAM 24 MPH 35 MPH
BOEING FIELD 25 MPH 35 MPH
EVERETT /PAINE FIELD 28 MPH 38 MPH
FRIDAY HARBOR 23 MPH 38 MPH
HOQUIAM 35 MPH 36 MPH
OLYMPIA 35 MPH 45 MPH
PORT ANGELES 35 MPH 47 MPH
QUILLAYUTE 28 MPH 45 MPH
SEATTLE SANDPOINT OFFICE NOT AVAILABLE 32 MPH
SEA-TAC 36 MPH 50 MPH
SHELTON 37 MPH 49 MPH
TACOMA MCCHORD AFB 35 MPH 51 MPH
WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL STATION 46 MPH 61 MPH
GUSTS
ANACORTES 57 MPH
CHEHALIS 35 MPH
EDGEWATER BEACH 45 MPH
ISSAQUAH 54 MPH
NORTH BEND 60 MPH
SANDY POINT 55 MPH
TULALIP 58 MPH
