000 FNUS86 KLOX 180109 FWLLOX ECCDA DISCUSSIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 ECC029-181915- LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR...VANDENBERG ECC DISPATCH 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...DISCUSSION FROM LOS ANGELES/OXNARD... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED. IN ADDITION, HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 PERCENT. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND IN FACT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS, POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND SPEEDS BACK UP TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW, GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PEAK WINDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY. COMPUTER MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. NOTE TO USERS: WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOW SEASON FORECASTS BEGINNING SUNDAY. THIS MEANS NO PLANNING FORECASTS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TWO PLANNING FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY AND ONE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINING WEEKDAYS. ALSO, BEGINNING SUNDAY TREND FORECASTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS WARRANT. ...DISCUSSION FROM MONTEREY... A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BY MIDWEEK AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AROUND MIDWEEK...BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT LIKELY. NOTE : ALL WINDS ARE 20-FOOT WINDS UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG, GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. $$ $$ ECC028-181915- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR...SANTA BARBARA ECC DISPATCH 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED. IN ADDITION, HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 PERCENT. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND IN FACT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS, POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND SPEEDS BACK UP TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW, GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PEAK WINDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY. COMPUTER MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. NOTE TO USERS: WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOW SEASON FORECASTS BEGINNING SUNDAY. THIS MEANS NO PLANNING FORECASTS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TWO PLANNING FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY AND ONE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINING WEEKDAYS. ALSO, BEGINNING SUNDAY TREND FORECASTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ ECC031-181915- ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR...LANCASTER ECC DISPATCH 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED. IN ADDITION, HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 PERCENT. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND IN FACT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS, POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND SPEEDS BACK UP TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW, GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PEAK WINDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY. COMPUTER MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. NOTE TO USERS: WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOW SEASON FORECASTS BEGINNING SUNDAY. THIS MEANS NO PLANNING FORECASTS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TWO PLANNING FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY AND ONE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINING WEEKDAYS. ALSO, BEGINNING SUNDAY TREND FORECASTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ ECC024-181915- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY- DISCUSSION FOR...SAN LUIS OBISPO ECC DISPATCH 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED. IN ADDITION, HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 PERCENT. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND IN FACT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS, POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND SPEEDS BACK UP TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW, GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PEAK WINDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY. COMPUTER MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. NOTE TO USERS: WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOW SEASON FORECASTS BEGINNING SUNDAY. THIS MEANS NO PLANNING FORECASTS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TWO PLANNING FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY AND ONE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINING WEEKDAYS. ALSO, BEGINNING SUNDAY TREND FORECASTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ ECC032-181915- VENTURA COUNTY EXCLUDING LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR...VENTURA ECC DISPATCH 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED. IN ADDITION, HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 PERCENT. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND IN FACT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS, POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND SPEEDS BACK UP TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW, GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PEAK WINDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY. COMPUTER MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. NOTE TO USERS: WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOW SEASON FORECASTS BEGINNING SUNDAY. THIS MEANS NO PLANNING FORECASTS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TWO PLANNING FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY AND ONE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINING WEEKDAYS. ALSO, BEGINNING SUNDAY TREND FORECASTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ ECC030-181915- LOS ANGELES COUNTY EXCLUDING ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST- DISCUSSION FOR...LOS ANGELES ECC DISPATCH 509 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2009 WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AS OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED. IN ADDITION, HUMIDITIES HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5 PERCENT. WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND IN FACT A SLIGHT INCREASE IN NORTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS, POSSIBLY PUSHING WIND SPEEDS BACK UP TO NEAR RED FLAG CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAINS. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW, GENERALLY 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VERY LITTLE OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. PEAK WINDS WILL TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH WITH SOME ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE A COOLING TREND BEGINS ON TUESDAY. COMPUTER MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT PATTERN CHANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND. NOTE TO USERS: WE WILL BE RETURNING TO LOW SEASON FORECASTS BEGINNING SUNDAY. THIS MEANS NO PLANNING FORECASTS ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, INCLUDING THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TWO PLANNING FORECASTS WILL BE ISSUED THE FIRST DAY FOLLOWING A WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY AND ONE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE REMAINING WEEKDAYS. ALSO, BEGINNING SUNDAY TREND FORECASTS WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$