553 FXUS66 KLOX 162134 AFDLOX SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 230 PM PDT MON SEP 16 2002 FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS...ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT IN SBA COUNTY...CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVEL HOWEVER WILL KEEP JUST BELOW ADVISORY FOR NOW. LOW CLOUDS WIPED OUT ALONG CENTRAL COAST AND ALONG WITH INTRUSION OF COOLER AIR HAVE DROPPED THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH AS WELL AS THE MTNS. AN EDDY HAS DEVELOPED OFF OF LA COAST SO EXPECTING MORE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN COASTAL LA COUNTY WITH PATCHY LOW CLOUDS PUSHING INTO THE THE LA COUNTY VALLEYS. WARMER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE NORTH WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE COASTAL SECTIONS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION DUE TO LOW CLOUD CHANGES. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE OFFSHORE TRENDS IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ON THURSDAY PUSH UP THE TEMPERATURES IN MANY AREAS. THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE THE WARMEST DAY BEFORE HEIGHTS AND THICKNESS BACK DOWN A BIT FOR COOLER TEMPERATURES MOST AREAS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LAX 0000. SWEET. .LOX...GALE WARNING/SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXCWFLOX).