042 FSUS46 KLOX 011222 QPSLOX QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 408 AM PST SUN MAR 01 2020 PRECIPITATION FORECASTS IN INCHES ARE PROVIDED IN 3-HOUR INCREMENTS UNTIL 1600 FOLLOWED BY 6-HOUR INCREMENTS UNTIL 0400. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES COVER UP TO 0400 ON DAY 1 ONLY. LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE SHOWN AS LGT. THE DISCUSSION COVERS THE PERIOD FROM: SUN MAR 01 2020 THROUGH SAT MAR 07 2020. && 04-07 07-10 10-13 13-16 | 16-22 22-04 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY... LSRC1:CAMBRIA 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT 0.0 SMRC1:SANTA MARGARITA 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT 0.0 NIPC1:LOPEZ LAKE 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT 0.0 SLO: PEAK 1-HR RATES: CST/VLY 0.01-0.05 FTHLS/MTNS 0.01-0.05 EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1400-1900 CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: YES && 04-07 07-10 10-13 13-16 | 16-22 22-04 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... SIYC1:SANTA MARIA 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT 0.0 SBTC1:SANTA BARBARA POTRERO 0.0 0.0 LGT LGT | 0.1 LGT GBRC1:GIBRALTAR DAM 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT 0.0 SMCC1:SAN MARCOS PASS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | LGT 0.0 SBFC1:SANTA BARBARA CITY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 | LGT 0.0 SBA: PEAK 1-HR RATES: CST/VLY 0.01-0.02 FTHLS/MTNS 0.01-0.05 EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1500-2000 CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: YES && 04-07 07-10 10-13 13-16 | 16-22 22-04 VENTURA COUNTY... FGWC1:FAGAN CANYON 0.0 LGT 0.0 LGT | LGT LGT HRCC1:HOPPER CANYON 0.0 LGT LGT LGT | LGT LGT MTDC1:MATILIJA DAM 0.0 LGT 0.0 LGT | LGT LGT VTUC1:VENTURA CITY 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT LGT MORC1:MOORPARK 0.0 LGT LGT 0.0 | LGT LGT CRXC1:CIRCLE X RANCH 0.0 0.0 0.0 LGT | LGT LGT VTU: PEAK 1-HR RATES: CST/VLY 0.01-0.02 FTHLS/MTNS 0.05-0.10 EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1500-2300 CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: YES && 04-07 07-10 10-13 13-16 | 16-22 22-04 LOS ANGELES COUNTY... WFKC1:WEST FORK HELIPORT LGT LGT LGT LGT | LGT LGT BDDC1:BIG DALTON DAM LGT LGT LGT LGT | LGT LGT PCDC1:PACOIMA DAM LGT LGT LGT LGT | LGT LGT FLTC1:LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE LGT LGT LGT LGT | LGT LGT SAUC1:SAUGUS 0.0 LGT LGT LGT | LGT LGT CQT:DOWNTOWN LA LGT 0.0 LGT 0.0 | LGT LGT MLUC1:MALIBU BIG ROCK MESA 0.0 LGT LGT 0.0 | LGT LGT LAC: PEAK 1-HR RATES: CST/VLY 0.01-0.05 FTHLS/MTNS 0.01-0.10 EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1000-1900 CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS: YES && DISCUSSION: A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS IS A LOW CONFIDENCE EVENT DUE TO A CLOSED LOW, BUT THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME IS FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM A QUARTER OF AN INCH OR LESS, EXCEPT A QUARTER TO HALF INCH ACROSS PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP DOWN TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 4-6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK. ONE MID RANGE MODEL WAS HINTING AT CHANCE OF RAIN NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WITH A BETTER CONSENSUS OF MODEL AGREEMENT FOR A WET PATTERN EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ CK