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FSUS46 KLOX 061209
QPSLAX

QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
400 AM PST WED NOV 6 2002

PRECIPITATION FORECASTS IN INCHES FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS ARE PROVIDED
IN 3-HOUR INCREMENTS FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS...FOLLOWED BY 6-HOUR
INCREMENTS FOR THE LAST 12 HOURS.

LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN
INCH ARE SHOWN AS LGT.

THE DAY 1 DISCUSSION COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 4 AM WED THROUGH 4 AM THU.
THE DAY 2 DISCUSSION COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 4 AM THU THROUGH 4 AM FRI.

                              04-07 07-10 10-13 13-16 | 16-22 22-04
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...
CAMBRIA                        0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
SANTA MARGARITA                0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...
GETTY BASIN @ SANTA MARIA      0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
SANTA BARBARA POTRERO          0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
GIBRALTAR DAM                  0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
SAN MARCOS PASS                0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
SANTA BARBARA FLOOD CONTROL    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   

VENTURA COUNTY...
FAGAN CANYON                   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
MATILIJA DAM                   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
VENTURA COUNTY GOVT CENTER     0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
CIRCLE X RANCH                 0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   

LOS ANGELES COUNTY... 
WEST FORK HELIPORT (MT WILSON) 0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
PACOIMA DAM                    0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN           0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   
BIG ROCK MESA @ MALIBU         0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  |  0.0   0.0   

SYNOPSIS: AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHLAND WILL MOVE EAST OF 
THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE 
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BRING RAIN TO THE CENTRAL COAST BY THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON OR EVENING...THEN TO THE L.A. BASIN BY THURSDAY NIGHT. A 
MOIST ZONAL FLOW PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN A THREAT OF RAIN FOR ALL 
AREAS FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...WITH DRY CONDITIONS THE REST 
OF THE WEEKEND.

DAY 1...DRY.

DAY 2...LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE CENTRAL 
COAST. MORE IMPRESSIVE RAINS WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL COAST BY 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BY 400 AM FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED 
TO BE ONE HALF INCH TO AN INCH ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST WITH A 
QUARTER INCH TO ONE HALF INCH OVER AREAS SOUTH OF POINT 
CONCEPTION...INCLUDING THE L.A. BASIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 
SOMEWHAT HIGHER OVER THE MOUNTAINS. 

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MCCLUNG