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Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

 819 PM PDT Wed May 18 2022

.SYNOPSIS...18/143 PM.

Increasing onshore flow Thursday will bring cooler temperatures to
most areas and increasing winds to the interior. Low clouds and
fog will move into the valleys the next few nights with slower
clearing. A warming trend is expected early next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM (WED-SAT)...18/817 PM.

***UPDATE***

Latest satellite and surface observations indicate mostly clear
skies across the area this evening with some stratus west of
Catalina Island. Current AMDAR soundings indicate marine inversion
near 1000 feet deep. Quick look at wind indicate some gusty
onshore winds across interior sections this evening, but speeds
well below advisory levels.

Forecast-wise, only issue in the immediate short term will be the
extent of any marine layer stratus/fog overnight. With continued
moderate onshore gradients overnight and some slight H5 height
falls, the inversion will likely deepen a bit overnight. So,
should be deep enough for some stratus/fog to creep into the lower
coastal valleys overnight. Looking at the HREF solution, best
chances for stratus/fog overnight will be south of Point
Conception. North of Point Conception, decent chance of
stratus/fog developing around the Santa Maria and Lompoc areas,
but limited chances elsewhere. Other than and potential stratus,
skies will remain mostly clear overnight.

Overall, current forecast has good handle on the immediate short
term. Will likely some slight adjustments to the areal extent of
the marine layer stratus, but no significant updates are
anticipated.

***From Previous Discussion***

Much lighter winds today in all areas along with slightly higher
heights has helped warm temps several degrees inland. The
temperature change map as of 1pm showed mountain areas up 10-15
degrees from yesterday and valleys up 4-8. Even coastal areas
north of Pt Conception were a few degrees warmer with a little
break in the persistent gusty spring winds there. For coastal
areas south of Pt Conception not much change due to slow clearing
marine layer. And finally a break in the Sundowners now for a few
days as models indicate either very light northerly flow or even
a shift to southerly along the south coast.

Despite the weaker onshore flow to the east the winds over the
outer coastal waters are still expected to be fairly strong from
the northwest which will help maintain the eddy circulation over
the southern waters and keep the marine layer solid from the
MX border to Pt Conception. Expect little change in this the next
few days with slower clearing.

Gradients to the east are expected to surge back up again Thursday
with the LAX-DAG gradient likely exceeding 10mb. As a result, the
respite in the gusty winds in the Antelope Valley will end with
possibly some low end advisory level winds there. The last few
runs of the local hi res model continues to favor further
strengthening into the evening hours so there`s a better chance of
advisory level winds very late in the day Thursday into the
evening. Will allow later shifts to evaluate later guidance to see
whether an advisory is warranted.

With onshore flow returning Thursday and some lowering of heights
through Saturday temps should cool down a few degrees area wide
but more so inland.

.LONG TERM (SUN-WED)...18/155 PM.

A warming trend is expected Sunday and into next week but there
remains some uncertainty on the amount of warming. The
deterministic solutions show a fairly strong ridge develop by mid
week and some ensemble members, especially from the ECMWF are
showing highs approaching 100 in the valleys by Wednesday.
However, quite a few more solutions support a more moderate warm
up with valley highs around 90. Meanwhile, at the coast it seems
likely that there will be little change or only very minor warming
as a moderate to strong onshore flow coupled with a strong
inversion will keep the marine layer in tact through the morning
hours each day.

&&

.AVIATION...19/0317Z.

At 2320Z, the marine inversion at KLAX was at 1600 feet. The top
of the inversion was 3600 feet with a temperature of 23 degrees
Celsius.

Overall, moderate to high confidence in 00Z TAF package. Tonight,
high confidence in return of CIG/VSBY restrictions for all
coastal and coastal valley sites, but only moderate confidence in
timing.

KLAX...Moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. For tonight, high
confidence in return of MVFR CIGs, but only moderate confidence in
timing (could be +/- 3 hours of current 04Z forecast). The timing
of dissipation may be off by +2 hours, with a 20% chance that
MVFR CIGs fail to clear. No significant easterly wind component is
expected.

KBUR...Overall, moderate confidence in 00Z TAF. For tonight, high
confidence in return of MVFR CIGs, but only moderate confidence
in timing (could be +/- 2 hours of current 09Z forecast).

&&

.MARINE...18/818 PM.

For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current
forecast. Today through Friday, high confidence in Gale force
winds across PZZ670/673 and a GALE WARNING will remain in effect
through Friday morning with the warning possibly extended into
Friday afternoon. For PZZ676, high confidence in Small Craft
Advisory (SCA) level winds today and Friday. On Thursday and
Thursday night, Gale force winds are possible...and a GALE WATCH
is in effect Thursday afternoon through Thursday night. For
Saturday through Monday, there is a 40-60% chance of SCA level
winds, especially across PZZ670/673.

For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high
confidence in current forecast. Today through Friday, high
confidence in SCA level winds during the afternoon and evening
hours with a 30% chance of Gale force winds Thursday night. For
Saturday through Sunday, high confidence in winds and seas
remaining below SCA levels. On Monday, there is a 60% chance of
SCA level winds in the afternoon and evening hours.

For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, high confidence in
current forecast. Today through Monday, winds and seas will
remain below SCA levels. Through Saturday, southeasterly winds
gusting up to around 15 knots will be possible during the
overnight and morning hours.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...NONE.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 AM PDT Thursday for
      zone 645. (See LAXMWWLOX).
     Gale Warning in effect until 3 AM PDT Friday for zones
      670-673. (See LAXMWWLOX).
     Small Craft Advisory in effect until 3 PM PDT Thursday for
      zone 676. (See LAXMWWLOX).
     Gale Watch in effect from Thursday afternoon through late
      Thursday night for zone 676. (See LAXMWWLOX).

&&

$$

PUBLIC...MW
AVIATION...Phillips/Sweet
MARINE...RAT
SYNOPSIS...MW

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