Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA
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049 FXUS66 KLOX 102229 AFDLOX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 229 PM PST Mon Nov 10 2025 .SYNOPSIS...10/114 PM. A cooling trend will start Tuesday ahead of the incoming storm system. Rain may start as early as Wednesday night, however the heaviest rainfall is likely to occur Thursday morning into Thursday night. Dry but cool weather is expected over the weekend. && .SHORT TERM (TDY-THU)...10/229 PM. Another day of 80s and 90s across across the valleys and inland portions of the coastal plain but mostly 60s at the coast with a light sea breeze on and off very dense fog and low clouds. Onshore flow is expected to resume in all areas Tue and Wed leading to 5-10 degrees of cooling each day across the inland areas. A moderate to strong storm with PW`s around 1.5" is expected to move through the area Thursday. Could see some light precip as early as Wednesday night along the Central Coast and a few post- frontal showers Friday but 90% of the rainfall should take place on Thursday. Most areas will experience around 6-8 hours of precip with the front, 1-3 hours of which could be heavy with up to 0.75" per hour and a 20% chance of as much as an inch per hour. The heaviest precip will be in the usual favored upslope areas, including the Santa Lucia`s, the Santa Barbara mountains (particulary the Santa Ynez Range) into the western Ventura County mountains, the Santa Monica mountains, and the eastern San Gabriel mountains. All of those areas will be at risk for heavy rain and flooding. If models stay consistent it`s likely that a Flood Watch will be issued for the most vulnerable areas, including the most recent burn scars. Projected rain amounts remains about the same with most coastal/valley areas falling into the 1-2" range and foothills and south facing mountains in the 2-4" range. But would not be surprised to see a couple 5" totals when all is said and done. Not expecting any snow below 8000 feet with this system until the very tail end of it when there could be a few inches between 6000-8000 feet. .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...10/228 PM. There is still some uncertainty with regard to how long showers will continue following the main cold front on Thursday. The latest ensembles place the trough right through LA County Friday morning with northwest flow developing during the afternoon and evening. There still could be some brief moderate to locally heavy showers before the trough passage Friday morning but most of the ensembles are indicating rain rates well below a half inch per hour after 4am Friday. Dry but cool weather is expected over the weekend. There remains a small chance of a weak storm next Monday but recent model runs have backed off that system. && .AVIATION...10/1654Z. At 1630Z at KLAX, the marine layer was 400 feet deep. The top of the inversion was near 1600 feet with a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. For 18Z TAF package, high confidence in CAVU conditions for KPRB, KBUR, KVNY, KWJF and KPMD. For coastal sites, moderate confidence in 18Z TAFs due to uncertainties in behavior of marine layer. Current forecasts of flight category changes could be +/- 3 hours of current forecasts. KLAX...Moderate confidence in 18Z TAF. Timing of flight category changes could be +/- 3 hours of current forecasts. No significant easterly wind component is expected. KBUR...High confidence in 18Z TAF. && .MARINE...10/140 PM. For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Wednesday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below Small Craft Advisory (SCA) levels. From Wednesday night through Saturday, high confidence in a combination of SCA level winds and seas. On Thursday, there will be a 20% chance of Gale force winds across PZZ670. For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Wednesday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. For Wednesday night and Thursday, high confidence in SCA level winds with a 20-30% chance of Gale force winds Wednesday night and Thursday morning. For Friday, there is a 30-40% chance of SCA level winds and seas. On Saturday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Wednesday night, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. On Thursday, there is a 40-50% chance of SCA level southeast winds in the morning and a 60-80% chance of SCA level west to northwest winds in the afternoon. For Thursday night through Friday night, high confidence in SCA level west to northwest winds with a 20-30% chance of Gale force winds. On Saturday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. Dense fog will continue to be an issue for all the coastal waters tonight and Tuesday morning. Visibilities of one nautical mile or less are likely. On Wednesday night and Thursday, there will be a slight chance of thunderstorms across the coastal waters from the Santa Barbara Channel northward. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing frequent lightning, gusty and erratic winds, locally rough seas and even waterspouts. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...NONE. PZ...NONE. && $$ PUBLIC...MW AVIATION...RAT MARINE...RAT SYNOPSIS...MW weather.gov/losangeles Experimental Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook at: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=lox