A system making a glancing blow to the north of Southern California will affect the region in a tail-end charlie frontal zone that will sweep from west to east Thursday night into early Friday morning so read on for the first outlook details …
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Wind Watches are in place and have been issued over the alert system here at Southern California Weather Force today through Thursday out ahead of the main system for all mountain and desert areas. Such watches are issued without posting on the main page as the main page is more for higher end alerts and/or all articles. To join the group on Facebook that has all the alerts posted no matter where, click here. Within that you can see how to be a member as well.
There isn’t much to talk about right now about the system. The system will affect the SBA/SLO/KERN areas more than many other areas, however near the foothills and adjacent to them (west and south facing) we will contend with the upslope flow and areas like Yucaipa will see more rain than areas like say San Diego overnight on Thursday.
Instability factors in for areas Los Angeles and San Bernardino northward through Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara County. This means that thunderstorms will be possible with the system. I am targeting more for the Santa Barbara to Kern County zones at the time with the best thunderstorm risk as you have the best instability being closer to the north glancing blow of the cold air aloft, which is what creates the instability needed for thunderstorms but also upslope in the Los Angeles or San Bernardino Mountains also can pop thunderstorms off.
Unlike the last week, I do not see an issue with marine travel out in the bight (island region). The system does not have a strong enough low-level jet down there to warrant such a risk ,thus no alerts will be issued for it.
As Thursday moves along, I will be monitoring the system and getting the rain/snow forecasts out so pay attention to those, in addition to where I would be putting either a Weather Advisory or Thunderstorm Watch out … San Diego proper you look to have the least out of everyone in the metros …
Stay tuned for the Thursday updates …
I control 10 counties in Southern California so there is a lot to say for various areas. The best I can do is let the images below speak for themselves.
The maps below are of flood, rain, snow, snow-level, or wind intensity, whichever is available now. Each one is clickable. Map 1 is NW SoCal, Map 2 is SW SoCal, Map 3 is SE SoCal, Map 4 is NE SoCal, Map 5 is the Cajon Pass, and Map 6 is the Basin which includes LA/OC/IE and even Ventura County
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Wind Forecast – Valid Wednesday into Thursday April 20-21, 2022
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Martin Wind Gust Intensity Scale –
8. Extensive widespread damage.
7. Trees are broken or uprooted, building damage is considerable. – High Profile Vehicle Roll-Over CERTAIN.
6. SOME Trees are broken or uprooted, building damage is possible. – High Profile Vehicle Roll-Over Likely, Do NOT recommend Traveling in this zone. This zone also is the starting zone where trees and powerlines will fall and damage cars and even kill people near or in them!
5. Slight damage occurs to buildings, shingles are blown off of roofs. HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA – High Profile Vehicle Roll-Over Possible if weight is not corrected.
4. Twigs and small branches are broken from trees, walking is difficult.
3. Large trees sway, becoming difficult to walk. POWER SHUTDOWN THRESHOLD DURING FIRE WEATHER / WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
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