000 FPUS76 KLOX 271721 NOWLAX SHORT TERM FORECASTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 920 AM PST WED FEB 27 2002 CAZ053-054-271850- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- 920 AM PST WED FEB 27 2002 ...DO NOT USE AFTER 1200 PM PST... .NOW... GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS ARE STILL OCCURRING IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. AT 9 AM...WINDS WERE STILL GUSTING TO 25 MPH OR MORE AT WHITAKER PEAK...CAMP NINE...AND WARM SPRINGS. PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO RELAX AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$