Expect some wet weather and thunder storm rolling in soon, when the remnants of Tropical Storm ivo approach the west coast. It may be gaining speed..
…POTENTIAL FOR WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS…
A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN
LUCAS IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHWARD…REACHING THE COAST OF CENTRAL
BAJA BY SUNDAY. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM THEREAFTER IS IN
QUESTION…WITH SOME MODELS SHOWING A TRACK OVER NORTHERN BAJA
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…AND OTHERS SHOWING THE SYSTEM WOBBLING OFF
THE COAST AND DISSIPATING.
AT THIS TIME…IT APPEARS AS THOUGH MOISTURE WITH THIS TROPICAL
SYSTEM WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHERN BAJA AND THE DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA SUNDAY…WHERE THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL. NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED IN OUR REGION ON SUNDAY.
SUNDAY COULD BECOME A RATHER HOT DAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE
FORECAST TO TURN OFFSHORE. THIS COULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO SOAR
ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VALLEYS…LOWER ELEVATIONS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY…DEPENDING UPON THE AMOUNT
OF MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS THAT SPREADS INTO THE REGION. IN ADDITION…
INLAND PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL PLAIN COULD SEE A GOOD RISE IN
TEMPERATURES.
THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME INCREASE IN LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…BUT IT APPEARS THAT
THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO
THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
INCREASED HUMIDITY LEVELS ON MONDAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASED DISCOMFORT. HOWEVER…THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH CLOUD COVER
TO KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES BELOW EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THRESHOLDS.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE RATHER HIGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY NIGHT…LIKELY REMAINING IN THE 70S IN SOME VALLEY AND
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS…AND POSSIBLY FALLING ONLY TO NEAR 80 DEGREES
IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
SINCE THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS SYSTEM…PLEASE
MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES ON THE INTERNET…OR STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO…OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE ON THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1100 AM PDT FRI AUG 23 2013
FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC…EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE..
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON RECENTLY
UPGRADED TROPICAL STORM IVO…LOCATED ABOUT A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
OTHER SYSTEMS WITH FORMATION POTENTIAL BEYOND 48 HOURS…
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE COULD FORM SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN COAST OF
MEXICO BY EARLY NEXT WEEK…AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR
CONDUCIVE FOR GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE…
NEAR 0 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS…AND A MEDIUM CHANCE…40 PERCENT…OF BECOMING A TROPICAL
CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.