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FXUS66 KLOX 231605
AFDLOX
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
900 AM PDT WED OCT 23 2002

MARINE LAYER QUITE DEEP ONCE AGAIN THIS MORNING...WITH PILOT
REPORTS AND ACARS DATA INDICATING AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE LA BASIN. FURTHER NORTH...12Z VANDENBERG SOUNDING
SHOWING MARINE LAYER DEPTH AT AROUND 2500 FEET. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWING CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...EXTENDING INTO THE LOWER COASTAL SLOPES. WITH VERY
DEEP MARINE LAYER AND UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING COAST THIS AFTERNOON...
EXPECT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA TODAY. EXPECT ANOTHER COOL DAY...AND HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES
DOWN IN A FEW ZONES TO CORRELATE WITH YESTERDAYS HIGHS. WHILE
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO DIFFER SOMEWHAT ON DETAILS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...SOME SORT OF UPPER TROUGH WITH A DEEP MARINE LAYER
AND COOL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY. WILL WAIT
FOR 12Z AVN RUN AND COORDINATION CALL BETWEEN OFFICES TO BETTER
DETERMINE PRECIP CHANCES FOR FRIDAY.

LAX 000. GOMBERG

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