26/706 PM.
Below normal temperatures will continue through the middle of this coming week, and scattered showers will be possible late Wednesday into Thursday. A warming trend is expected towards the end of the week. Breezy west winds will occur at times across the beaches and deserts.
(Sun-Wed), 26/750 PM.
***UPDATE***
The main forecast issues for the immediate short term include a slight chance of light showers, mainly this evening over the mountains of Ventura and LA Counties due to some lingering moisture and instability. Little or no additional rain is expected. The rainfall totals with this storm varied quite a bit across the area. The highest totals were over the LA mountains with peak amounts between 1/2 to almost 1 inch, and around 0.40 inch for sites in the Santa Barbara mountains. The Central Coast had the highest totals near 1/4 inch. But as mentioned, many areas saw much lighter totals (under 0.10 inch) or no rain.
As for winds, breezy to gusty onshore winds affected many areas this afternoon, continuing into the evening, generally between 15 to 30 mph. There are no low clouds expected tonight, with scattered to broken clouds gradually breaking up overnight. Monday will be partly cloudy and warmer by around 3 to 6 degrees. Gusty onshore winds will repeat during the afternoon to evening hours. More significant warming is expected over the next couple of days, with highs peaking in the lower 80s by Wednesday. Low clouds may return to some coastal areas by Tuesday night into Wednesday, otherwise mostly clear skies are expected for midweek.
(Thu-Sun), 26/220 PM.
Thursday the weak upper level low pressure system will sweep to the east, centered just south of of the Californa-Mexico border. A slight chance of showers will likely linger for Ventura and Los Angeles Counties on Thursday. Friday and Saturday, a weak ridge will yield warmer temperatures, though onshore flow will keep coastal low clouds and fog present during the mornings and overnight. Looking ahead, there are indications that another low pressure system may bring rain chances early next week (May 4-5th).
26/2339z.
At 2300Z at KLAX, there was no marine layer nor an inversion.
Overall, high confidence in 00Z TAF Package. VFR conditions expected with SCT/BKN 040-060 cloud deck at times. Brief periods of MVFR CIGs around 025 is possible (20% chc).
KLAX, High confidence in TAF. VFR conditions expected with sct- bkn 060 cloud deck. Low chance of brief MVFR CIG 025 thru 27/18Z. No significant east wind component is expected.
KBUR, High confidence in TAF. VFR conditions expected with sct- bkn 050 cloud deck. Low chance (20% chc) of brief MVFR CIG 025-030 thru fcst pd.
26/820 PM.
For the Outer Waters, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Wednesday, there is a 20-30% chance of Small Craft Advisory (SCA) level winds. For Thursday thru Friday, there is a 60-80% chance of SCA level winds. Followed by a 30% chance of SCA level winds south of Point Conception through the weekend.
For the Inner Waters north of Point Sal, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Today through Wednesday, there is a 30-40% chance of SCA level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. For Thursday through Friday, there is a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds in the afternoon and evening hours. Followed by a 20% chance through the weekend.
For the Inner Waters south of Point Conception, moderate to high confidence in current forecast. Low-end SCA level W winds are expected Monday afternoon and evening. For Monday through Wednesday, high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels. For Thursday through Friday, there is a 50-70% chance of SCA level winds across the western half of the Santa Barbara Channel with high confidence in winds and seas remaining below SCA levels elsewhere.
Ca, NONE. PZ, Small Craft Advisory in effect until 9 PM PDT this evening for zone 650. (See LAXMWWLOX).
