Highest Wind Gusts From Thursday 11/11/10 in Southern California & Freeze Warning for Palmdale/Lancaster

 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
 222 PM PST THU NOV 11 2010

 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS SINCE 1022 AM PST THURSDAY...

 LOS ANGELES COUNTY                    PEAK WIND GUST
 LEO CARRILLO BEACH......................NORTHEAST 38 MPH.
 TONNER CANYON...........................NORTHEAST 59 MPH.
 MALIBU CANYON...........................NORTHEAST 39 MPH.
 MALIBU HILLS............................NORTHEAST 56 MPH.
 NEWHALL PASS............................NORTH     38 MPH.
 SAUGUS..................................NORTH     46 MPH.
 DEL VALLE...............................NORTH     40 MPH.
 ACTON...................................NOUTH     39 MPH.
 CAMP NINE...............................NORTH     48 MPH.
 CHILAO..................................NORTHEAST 39 MPH.
 CLEAR CREEK.............................NORTH     37 MPH.
 SANDBERG................................EAST      43 MPH.
 WARM SPRINGS............................NORTHEAST 53 MPH.
 WHITAKER PEAK...........................NORTH     44 MPH.
 LAKE PALMDALE...........................NORTHEAST 40 MPH.

 VENTURA COUNTY                        PEAK WIND GUST
 CAMARILLO...............................EAST      39 MPH.
 LAGUNA PEAK.............................NORTHEAST 55 MPH.
 CHEESEBORO..............................NORTHEAST 45 MPH.
 WILEY RIDGE.............................EAST      47 MPH.

 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
 521 PM PST THU NOV 11 2010

 ...LOCAL GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

 .THE PEAK OF THE OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE PASSED. HOWEVER...MODERATE
 OFFSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND IN THE SANTA
 ANA MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
 SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
 SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
 521 PM PST THU NOV 11 2010

 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY...
 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
 ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH
 WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

 * TIMING: THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

 * WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BELOW
   THE CAJON PASS AND ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SANTA ANA
   MOUNTAINS. 

 * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
   PROFILE VEHICLES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
555 PM PST THU NOV 11 2010

...GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...

...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH
SOME WEAKENING IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...THESE WINDS ARE
SHOULD RESTRENGTHEN BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE LOS ANGELES AND
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY.
THE OTHER VALLEYS MAY REQUIRE AN ADVISORY AS WELL BY FRIDAY
MORNING. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
AND ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY.

IN ADDITION...A DRY AND COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA...
PRODUCING SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

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ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
555 PM PST THU NOV 11 2010

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY.
A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL RE-DEVELOP
  TONIGHT...WITH AREAS OF FROST EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM
  PST FRIDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE. SIMILAR
  CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* TEMPERATURE: MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
  BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW
  28 DEGREES FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE.

* IMPACTS: THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  EASTERN VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES REACH AND FALL
BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY
LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES REACH AND FALL
BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Halloween Live Shot in West Hollywood

Enjoying Autumn Santa Ana’s Live

Long Beach, California Quake @ 9:06am, a quick jolt.

3.7 QUAKE 11/05/10 11 MILES DEEP RIGHT UNDER THE CONDO

3.7 QUAKE 11/05/10 11 MILES DEEP RIGHT- EPICENTER UNDER THE CONDO

The quake I felt just after 9 am was revised to a 3.7 and about 11 miles deep. Once again, it was more of a jolt in Long Beach because we were the epicenter. I’m back in Hollywood, getting ready for work and the 1pm KTLA 5 show. Have a great day!

This was my Facebook message right after it happened, “our wall just moved with a quick jolt in Long Beach, I hope it was the neighbors. Checking USGS for a quake”  Meteorologist Jim Castillo

97 Degrees in L.A. on 11/03/10 Ties Record & Seattle’s 74 Ties November Record!

97 Today in Los Angeles, California.  A new record.  96 was the old record set in 1900.

GFS WEATHER MODEL 11/03/10 RECORD HEAT 97 IN L.A.

97 Today in LA!  We BROKE the Record of 96 set in 1900. In Seattle, Meteorologist Walter Kelly, my dear friend @ Q-13 confirms what the NWS said:

74 ON WED. TIED THE WARMEST ALL TIME NOVEMBER DAY on Record! This also happened on NOV. 4TH 1949.

WHEN THE FEDERAL BUILDING WAS THE OFFICIAL WEATHER RECORD SITE FOR  SEATTLE (1891 TO 1944) They NEVER had a DAY IN the 70s in November!

Don’t Forget what happened a few weeks ago here in L.A. 9/27/10 HOTTEST EVER. THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 113 DEGREES AT 1215 PM PDT. RECORDS BEGAN IN 1877. THE PREVIOUS RECORD-112 ON 06/26/90

90 in Los Angeles Tuesday & More Heat TODAY with SOME RECORDS! 11/03/10 & 11/04/10

THE RECORD HIGH OF 96 DEGREES TODAY FOR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IS LIKELY TO BE REACHED!

On KTLA 5 this past Halloween weekend, I chatted about the chilly 

air that would soon turn to a VERY DRY HEAT,

and Forecasted 90 for downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday 

and it was exactly 90 degrees with the overnight low of 58.  

Comfy nights and more hot 90's are in the 

forecast over the next 2 days.

I posted below is a Public information statement from the National Weather Service. 

...NEAR RECORD HEAT EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON
 WEDNESDAY...

 STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BRING MORE HOT AND
 DRY WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY. WEDNESDAY
 SHOULD BE THE HOTTEST...WHEN SEVERAL RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD
 BE SET OR TIED ACROSS THE AREA. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR
 INTO THE 80S AND 90S...EXCEPT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

 SOME CURRENT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY...

 BIG BEAR LAKE................71 SET IN 1999
 RIVERSIDE FIRE...............96 SET IN 1997
 VISTA........................93 SET IN 1976
 IDYLLWILD....................79 SET IN 1980
 PALOMAR MTN OBSERVATORY......76 SET IN 1967
 SAN DIEGO....................93 SET IN 1921

 ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE MID DAY...THE AIR WILL BE
 VERY DRY AND THE HUMIDITY LOW. WHERE WINDS ARE LIGHT OR THE AIR CALM
 OVERNIGHT...TEMPS WILL DROP INTO THE 60S.  

 VISITORS...TOURISTS...HIKERS...AND ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS THROUGH
 THURSDAY SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT HEAT
 RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF
 POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE AT MID DAY...DRINK PLENTY OF
 WATER. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT TO
 SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN.

 HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY TO ALLOW THE SEA BREEZE TO BRING
 COOLING TO ALL AREAS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS. THE COOLING WILL BRING
 DAYTIME HIGHS CLOSER TO AVERAGE BY THE WEEKEND.

The SANTA ANA's also kicked up the wind a bit.

Here were some of the higher gust on Tuesday.

340 PM PDT TUE NOV 02 2010

 ...SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS SINCE 1240 PM PDT TUESDAY...

 LOS ANGELES COUNTY                    PEAK WIND GUST
 NEWHALL PASS...........................NORTH     36 MPH.
 SAUGUS.................................NORTH     42 MPH.
 DEL VALLE..............................NORTH     38 MPH.
 ACTON..................................NORTHEAST 33 MPH.
 CAMP NINE..............................NORTH     29 MPH.
 CHILAO.................................NORTHEAST 33 MPH.
 WARM SPRINGS...........................NORTHEAST 53 MPH.
 WHITAKER PEAK..........................NORTH     34 MPH.
 LAKE PALMDALE..........................NORTHEAST 29 MPH.

 VENTURA COUNTY                        PEAK WIND GUST
 CAMARILLO..............................NORTHEAST 31 MPH.
 PIRU...................................NORTHEAST 33 MPH.
 WILEY RIDGE............................NORTHEAST 57 MPH.
 OZENA..................................NORTHEAST 28 MPH.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IN THIS RECORD HEAT & REMEMBER THE PETS! 

THE ELEVATOR ACCIDENT! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Movie Trailer & Movie Below!

THE MOVIE TRAILER – I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A VERY HAPPY HALLOWEEN! IT’S ON TO THANKSGIVING!

THE ELEVATOR ACCIDENT-DISNEY’S TOWER OF TERROR

THE MOVIE STARRING JCLA AND CC:) ONE TAKE WONDERS! LOL

MU BEATS OU and Missouri is now Ranked 7th! I was a Varsity Cheerleader & I’m so EXCITED!

I am so proud to be a Missouri Tiger Graduate! I was also a Varsity Cheerleader and wish I had been at last Saturday’s game! Ranked 7th! Goooooooooooooooo Tigers!!!!!! M I S S O U R I.  I remember cheering in OU and loosing 77 to Nothing:) while my cousin, that was going to OU Medical school, cheered for OU! I’m surprised they haven’t called me! LOL

Sunny & 80′s in SoCal with Gusty Conditions Today!

Low 80′s and Sunny today:) It’s the moderately strong offshore wind event through early afternoon through the passes/canyons and below them…. a HIGH WIND WARNING is in effect from this morning to 3 pm this afternoon(Wednesday). E to NE wind 25 to 35 miles per hour and gusts to 50-65mph below the Cajon Pass and on the coastal slopes of the Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills. I’m heading to Orange County. Have a great day!