May 19, 2012



Flash Flood Watch – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT… .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.SCATTERED SHOWERS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGETHIS AFTERNOON WHEN AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THENORTHWEST. LOCAL FLOODING…MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS AREPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS…ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT SAW SIGNIFICANTRAINS LAST NIGHT. CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-200145-/O.EXT.KSGX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110220T0900Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY [...]





Flash Flood Watch – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TOSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA… .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THECHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING…MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS TOPORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PARTICULARLY AT RISK ARE AREASOF STEEP TERRAIN…ESPECIALLY THE RECENT BURN AREAS. CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-191300-/O.CON.KSGX.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110220T0000Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ORANGE [...]





Flash Flood Watch – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TOSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA… .A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIALATE TODAY INTO SATURDAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THECHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING…MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS TOPORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PARTICULARLY AT RISK ARE AREAS OFSTEEP TERRAIN…ESPECIALLY THE RECENT BURN AREAS. CAZ042-043-050-058-182200-/O.EXB.KSGX.FF.A.0001.110218T2100Z-110220T0000Z//00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ORANGE [...]





Special Weather Statement – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUETHROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT… A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAYAFTERNOON. IT WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THAT WILL BE HEAVYAT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHSATURDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG GUSTYWINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER SYSTEM…ESPECIALLY [...]





Special Weather Statement – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

ANOTHER STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHSATURDAY… AN UPPER LOW APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING RAIN ANDMOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY EVENING THROUGHSATURDAY. PRECIPITATION COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SHOWERS WILLTAPER OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. LOCAL STRONG GUSTY WINDSWILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM…ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS ANDDESERTS. ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE [...]





Special Weather Statement – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

ANOTHER STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHSATURDAY NIGHT… AS ONE STORM DEPARTS THE REGION…ANOTHER STORM IS ON THE WAY. ADEEP LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN…MOUNTAIN SNOW…AND WINDTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERSWILL CONTINUE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTSARE 1 TO 1.50 INCHES COASTS AND VALLEYS…1.50 TO 3.5 [...]





Short Term Forecast – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH THEREST OF THIS MORNING. RAINFALL RATES WILL MOSTLY BE A FEW HUNDREDTHSOF AN INCH OR LESS PER HOUR…EXCEPT LOCALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS ANDCOASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES WHERE ONE TENTH INCH PER HOUR WILL OCCUR.PATCHY FOG WILL OCCUR OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. $ $ Issuing Weather [...]





Special Weather Statement – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

PRECIPITATION FOR WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY… PATCHY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY AND THE LIGHT RAIN WILL EXPANDTONIGHT. A STEADIER RAIN…HEAVY AT TIMES…WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAYAND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES AREFORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS 6000 TO7000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY WILL LOWER TO NEAR 4000 [...]





Special Weather Statement – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

MUCH COOLER WITH PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION FOR WEDNESDAY INTO NEXTWEEKEND… AN EXPECTED PATTERN CHANGE IS WELL UNDERWAY AS A LARGE COLD TROUGHOF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN PACIFICAND MOVES SLOWLY TOWARDS THE WEST COAST. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BRINGMUCH COOLER WEATHER WITH PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDSFOR WEDNESDAY INTO [...]





High Wind Warning – Orange County Coastal Areas (California)

MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON… .NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVERARIZONA AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRINGMODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOWPASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILLGRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.ANOTHER ROUND OF [...]