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WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIF...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
200 PM PST THU JAN 1 2004

VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-ANTELOPE VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
CUYAMA VALLEY-
200 PM PST THU JAN 1 2004

...WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL COAST OVERNIGHT AND
THEN PUSH THROUGH SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES
BY FRIDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL FALL...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES NORTH
OF POINT CONCEPTION OVERNIGHT. RAIN WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE
LOS ANGELES BASIN FRIDAY MORNING.

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST ACROSS SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...WHERE AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE
BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH...ALTHOUGH FAVORED SOUTHWEST FACING
SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS COULD RECEIVE UP TO TWO INCHES. OVER VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY ONE
HALF INCH OR LESS...BUT AMOUNTS AROUND OR A LITTLE OVER ONE INCH ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES. AS A
CONSEQUENCE...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR
THE BURN AREAS.

SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY AROUND
6500 FEET TONIGHT...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET BY
LATE FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS FALLING ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE SNOW ALONG WITH
POOR VISIBILITIES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON FRIDAY WILL MAKE FOR
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT AND ACROSS ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY.

AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT RAIN AND SNOW FALL WILL NOT BE
EXCESSIVE. HOWEVER...IF THE SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN AND GATHERS MORE
MOISTURE...SNOW ADVISORIES OR FLOOD WATCHES MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP ABREAST
OF THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES ON FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

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MOYER




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