FIRST LARGE STORM POSSIBLE EARLY THIS WEEK

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FIRST LARGE STORM POSSIBLE EARLY THIS WEEK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
545 AM PST MON NOV 7 2005

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NORTH COAST-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
CUYAMA VALLEY-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA
RANGE-ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
545 AM PST MON NOV 7 2005

...FIRST LARGE STORM POSSIBLE EARLY THIS WEEK...

AN EARLY SEASON PACIFIC STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
TODAY. THERE IS GREAT UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THE EVENTUAL PATH...
TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED RAINFALL.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE RAIN WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER
IN THE WEEK OR MISS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL TOGETHER...IT CURRENTLY
LOOKS LIKE A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHWARD
OVERNIGHT REACHING L.A. COUNTY DURING THE MORNING TUESDAY. THE
CHANCE OF RAIN WILL DIMINISH FROM THE NW TIP OF SLO COUNTY STARTING
EARLY WEDNESDAY AND EXITING EASTERN L.A. COUNTY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

EARLY RAINFALL ESTIMATES...WHICH WILL LIKELY CHANGE AS THE STORM
COMES INTO BETTER FOCUS...CALLS FOR A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH COASTS
AND VALLEYS AND A HALF INCH TO AN INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT UP
TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. THIS SHOULD HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT EXCEPT ON THE HIGHEST OF MOUNTAIN ROADS.

SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THIS STORM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING
SITUATION.

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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES.

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