000 FXUS66 KLOX 161016 AFDLOX SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 AM PDT SUN JUN 16 2002 WARM STATIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR NEXT THREE DAYS. AS UPPER RIDGE WILL KEEP MARINE LAYER CONFINED TO THE COAST AND HIGH HGTS OVER THE AREA. 950 MB TEMPS UP A DEGREE C EACH DAY BOTH AM AND PM SO EXPECT SLOW RISE IN BOTH HIGHS AND LOWS. COOLING WILL START ON WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE IS PUSHED TO THE SOUTH AND A GENERAL TROFING PATTERN SETS UP. HGTS STAY FAIRLY HIGH (ABOUT 585DM) BUT 850 TEMPS DO DROP 5 TO 6 DEGREES...SO EXPECT A GOOD TEMP DROP OFF ESPECIALLY AT COASTS WHERE MARINE LAYER RETURN WILL AFFECT THINGS THE MOST. WITH THE HIGH HGTS IT IS QUESTIONABLE IF THE MARINE LAYER WILL MAKE IT VERY FAR INTO THE VALLEYS. NEW MRF SUGGESTS THAT FOUR CORNERS HIGH WILL DO BATTLE WITH PAC NW LOWS FOR THE PERIOD WITH SMALL CHANGES IN MARINE LAYER AND TEMPERATURES FOR SO CAL. LAX 000. RORKE. .LOX...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX)