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SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
854 PM PST TUE MAR 19 2002

VERY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN THE NEXT FEW DAYS THANKS TO THE UPR RIDGE
OVHD...AND DRY...WARM LOWER-LEVEL TEMPS. 00Z SOUNDINGS SHOW AN
EXTREMELY DRY ATMOSPHERE OVER SRN CA. NEUTRAL TO WEAK OFFSHORE
PRES GRADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WE GET ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE UPR RIDGE WED NIGHT...AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT INCREASES AHEAD
OF NEXT LONGWAVE TROUGH TO AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. BOUNDARY
LAYER TEMPS WARM ABOUT 4 DEGREES OVER TODAYS...SO EXPECT WED HIGHS TO
BE ABOUT A CATEGORY WARMER. AS WEAK ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS
THURSDAY...IMD COAST WILL COOL DOWN...VALLEYS WILL BE AT LEAST AS WARM
AS WED AND THE FAR INLAND VALLEYS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER. 

EVERYBODY STARTS TO COOL DOWN FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS UPR TROUGH
CRUISES BY AND WE HAVE QUITE AN INCREASE IN CLOUDINESS. MOISTURE NOT
ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE WITH THE WEEKENDS SYSTEM AND THE CORE OF UPR LEVEL
ENERGY REMAINS NORTH OF SRN CA...BUT A CHC OF SHOWERS SEEMS PRUDENT AT
THIS POINT FOR SAT THROUGH MON. 

NO NEED TO UPDATE ZONES THIS EVENING.

LAX 0000. MOYER

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