Los Angeles Area Severe Weather Alerts

High Surf Advisory shaded in dark purple
Winter Storm Warning shaded in Pink
Winter Weather Advisory shaded in Blueish Purple

... HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATION... WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.

* SURF HEIGHT... 6 TO 8 FEET WITH MAX SETS TO 9 FEET.

* TIMING... TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS DUE TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA... PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.


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... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM TUESDAY NIGHT TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE COAST OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...

... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM TUESDAY NIGHT TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE COAST OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...

.A STORM SYSTEM CHURNING IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CAUSE A LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL TO DEVELOP IN THE COASTAL WATERS THAT WILL IMPACT WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES.


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO

10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER STORM WATCH.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3500
  FEET AND 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND WINDS WILL
  LIKELY STRENGTHEN TO WARNING THRESHOLDS LATE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. THEN SNOW AND WINDS WILL THEN TAPER OFF LATE TUESDY
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS INTO OR THROUGH THE
  MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
  MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE
  5 FROM CASTAIC TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE...AND PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAY 14 BETWEEN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND THE ANTELOPE
  VALLEY...AND HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY
TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN MIDDAY TUESDAY AND THEN TAPER
  OFF LATE TUESDY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS WILL LIKELY CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT
  WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE PORTION ON HIGHWAY 154 AND
  HIGHWAY 166.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.