####018006838#### FNUS86 KMTR 032159 FWLMTR ECCDA Discussions National Weather Service SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 259 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ##################################################################### ## ## ## Discussions from the latest FWF below ## ## ## ##################################################################### ...Discussion from SFOFWFMTR... Dry weather lasts through the early evening tonight. Rain arrives towards midnight first over the North Bay, reaching Monterey county towards sunrise. Rain will be wetting and beneficial, with most locations accumulating a quarter of an inch or greater. Coastal mountain locations are likely to receive closer to three quarters of an inch. Rainfall ceases in the afternoon of Friday. There does exist a chance for thunderstorms Thursday morning through Friday morning. Small hail and lightning are possible with isolated thunderstorms. Winds onshore and breezy today and Thursday, gusting close to 30 mph over higher elevations and ridgetops. Winds turn to become briefly southwesterly Thursday morning, but then return to a more W/NW direction in the afternoon. Towards Friday evening, winds ease to become light as rain chances diminish. ...Discussion from SFOFWFEKA... A moisture starved front will bring a few light showers to the area today. Strong and blustery west to northwest winds will develop behind the front this afternoon and evening. High temperatures will cool down substantially today compared to Tuesday. Unseasonably cold temperatures with greater amounts of precipitation with low snow levels are expected tonight into Thursday. A few thunderstorms are also expected on Thursday. Strong and gusty northerly winds will also develop on Thursday, mostly for the Humboldt coastal ranges and the North coast. Below normal temperatures are expected Friday through the weekend. Another chance for light precipitation is forecast over the weekend. A warming and drying trend is in store early to mid next week. ##################################################################### ## ## ## Complete a discussion for each ECCDA segment below ## ## When done click transmit, product sent as KMTRFWLMTR ## ## ## ##################################################################### ECC010-041000- St Helena ECC Dispatch- DISCUSSION FOR Marin and Sonoma and Napa Counties 259 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 Dry weather lasts through the early evening tonight. Rain arrives towards midnight first over the North Bay, reaching Monterey county towards sunrise. Rain will be wetting and beneficial, with most locations accumulating a quarter of an inch or greater. Coastal mountain locations are likely to receive closer to three quarters of an inch. Rainfall ceases in the afternoon of Friday. There does exist a chance for thunderstorms Thursday morning through Friday morning. Small hail and lightning are possible with isolated thunderstorms. Winds onshore and breezy today and Thursday, gusting close to 30 mph over higher elevations and ridgetops. Winds turn to become briefly southwesterly Thursday morning, but then return to a more W/NW direction in the afternoon. Towards Friday evening, winds ease to become light as rain chances diminish. $$ ECC014-041000- Morgan Hill ECC Dispatch- DISCUSSION FOR Alameda and Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties 259 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 Dry weather lasts through the early evening tonight. Rain arrives towards midnight first over the North Bay, reaching Monterey county towards sunrise. Rain will be wetting and beneficial, with most locations accumulating a quarter of an inch or greater. Coastal mountain locations are likely to receive closer to three quarters of an inch. Rainfall ceases in the afternoon of Friday. There does exist a chance for thunderstorms Thursday morning through Friday morning. Small hail and lightning are possible with isolated thunderstorms. Winds onshore and breezy today and Thursday, gusting close to 30 mph over higher elevations and ridgetops. Winds turn to become briefly southwesterly Thursday morning, but then return to a more W/NW direction in the afternoon. Towards Friday evening, winds ease to become light as rain chances diminish. $$ ECC013-041000- Felton ECC Dispatch- DISCUSSION FOR Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties 259 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 Dry weather lasts through the early evening tonight. Rain arrives towards midnight first over the North Bay, reaching Monterey county towards sunrise. Rain will be wetting and beneficial, with most locations accumulating a quarter of an inch or greater. Coastal mountain locations are likely to receive closer to three quarters of an inch. Rainfall ceases in the afternoon of Friday. There does exist a chance for thunderstorms Thursday morning through Friday morning. Small hail and lightning are possible with isolated thunderstorms. Winds onshore and breezy today and Thursday, gusting close to 30 mph over higher elevations and ridgetops. Winds turn to become briefly southwesterly Thursday morning, but then return to a more W/NW direction in the afternoon. Towards Friday evening, winds ease to become light as rain chances diminish. $$ ECC018-041000- Monterey ECC Dispatch- DISCUSSION FOR Monterey and San Benito County 259 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 Dry weather lasts through the early evening tonight. Rain arrives towards midnight first over the North Bay, reaching Monterey county towards sunrise. Rain will be wetting and beneficial, with most locations accumulating a quarter of an inch or greater. Far southern Monterey county is likely to only see amounts of about a tenth of an inch. Coastal mountain locations are likely to receive closer to three quarters of an inch. Rainfall ceases in the afternoon of Friday. There does exist a chance for thunderstorms Thursday morning through Friday morning. Small hail and lightning are possible with isolated thunderstorms. Winds onshore and breezy today and Thursday, gusting close to 30 mph over higher elevations and ridgetops. Winds turn to become briefly southwesterly Thursday morning, but then return to a more W/NW direction in the afternoon. Towards Friday evening, winds ease to become light as rain chances diminish. $$ ####018009077#### FNUS86 KLOX 032204 FWLLOX ECCDA Discussions National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ECC029-041615- Los Padres National Forest- Discussion for Vandenberg ECC Dispatch 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...Discussion from Monterey... Dry weather lasts through the early evening tonight. Rain arrives towards midnight first over the North Bay, reaching Monterey county towards sunrise. Rain will be wetting and beneficial, with most locations accumulating a quarter of an inch or greater. Coastal mountain locations are likely to receive closer to three quarters of an inch. Rainfall ceases in the afternoon of Friday. There does exist a chance for thunderstorms Thursday morning through Friday morning. Small hail and lightning are possible with isolated thunderstorms. Winds onshore and breezy today and Thursday, gusting close to 30 mph over higher elevations and ridgetops. Winds turn to become briefly southwesterly Thursday morning, but then return to a more W/NW direction in the afternoon. Towards Friday evening, winds ease to become light as rain chances diminish. Note : All winds are 20-foot Winds Unless otherwise specified. Thunderstorms imply strong, gusty and erratic winds. ...Discussion from Los Angeles/Oxnard... ...COLD, LATE SEASON, STORM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Dry conditions are expected across the area through tonight. Gusty southwest west can be expected through this evening. For Thursday through Friday night, a cold, late season, storm will impact the area. Wednesday night. Showers will begin across San Luis Obispo county Thursday morning and will spread south Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals through Friday night are expected to be highly variable, due to the showery nature of the rain, but are expected to be less than one half inch. Snow levels will drop to very low levels, bottoming out in the 2500 to 3000 foot range Thursday night and Friday morning. So, there may be some light snow accumulation down to the interior foothills Thursday night and Friday morning. Also, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rain, small hail and gusty and erratic winds. $$ ECC028-041615- Santa Barbara County excluding Los Padres National Forest- Discussion for Santa Barbara ECC Dispatch 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...COLD, LATE SEASON, STORM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Dry conditions are expected across the area through tonight. Gusty southwest west can be expected through this evening. For Thursday through Friday night, a cold, late season, storm will impact the area. Wednesday night. Showers will begin across San Luis Obispo county Thursday morning and will spread south Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals through Friday night are expected to be highly variable, due to the showery nature of the rain, but are expected to be less than one half inch. Snow levels will drop to very low levels, bottoming out in the 2500 to 3000 foot range Thursday night and Friday morning. So, there may be some light snow accumulation down to the interior foothills Thursday night and Friday morning. Also, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rain, small hail and gusty and erratic winds. $$ ECC031-041615- Angeles National Forest- Discussion for Lancaster ECC Dispatch 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...COLD, LATE SEASON, STORM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Dry conditions are expected across the area through tonight. Gusty southwest west can be expected through this evening. For Thursday through Friday night, a cold, late season, storm will impact the area. Wednesday night. Showers will begin across San Luis Obispo county Thursday morning and will spread south Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals through Friday night are expected to be highly variable, due to the showery nature of the rain, but are expected to be less than one half inch. Snow levels will drop to very low levels, bottoming out in the 2500 to 3000 foot range Thursday night and Friday morning. So, there may be some light snow accumulation down to the interior foothills Thursday night and Friday morning. Also, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rain, small hail and gusty and erratic winds. $$ ECC024-041615- San Luis Obispo County- Discussion for San Luis Obispo ECC Dispatch 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...COLD, LATE SEASON, STORM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Dry conditions are expected across the area through tonight. Gusty southwest west can be expected through this evening. For Thursday through Friday night, a cold, late season, storm will impact the area. Wednesday night. Showers will begin across San Luis Obispo county Thursday morning and will spread south Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals through Friday night are expected to be highly variable, due to the showery nature of the rain, but are expected to be less than one half inch. Snow levels will drop to very low levels, bottoming out in the 2500 to 3000 foot range Thursday night and Friday morning. So, there may be some light snow accumulation down to the interior foothills Thursday night and Friday morning. Also, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rain, small hail and gusty and erratic winds. $$ ECC032-041615- Ventura County excluding Los Padres National Forest- Discussion for Ventura ECC Dispatch 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...COLD, LATE SEASON, STORM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Dry conditions are expected across the area through tonight. Gusty southwest west can be expected through this evening. For Thursday through Friday night, a cold, late season, storm will impact the area. Wednesday night. Showers will begin across San Luis Obispo county Thursday morning and will spread south Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals through Friday night are expected to be highly variable, due to the showery nature of the rain, but are expected to be less than one half inch. Snow levels will drop to very low levels, bottoming out in the 2500 to 3000 foot range Thursday night and Friday morning. So, there may be some light snow accumulation down to the interior foothills Thursday night and Friday morning. Also, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rain, small hail and gusty and erratic winds. $$ ECC030-041615- Los Angeles County excluding Angeles National Forest- Discussion for Los Angeles ECC Dispatch 304 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...COLD, LATE SEASON, STORM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... ...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Dry conditions are expected across the area through tonight. Gusty southwest west can be expected through this evening. For Thursday through Friday night, a cold, late season, storm will impact the area. Wednesday night. Showers will begin across San Luis Obispo county Thursday morning and will spread south Thursday and Thursday night. Rainfall totals through Friday night are expected to be highly variable, due to the showery nature of the rain, but are expected to be less than one half inch. Snow levels will drop to very low levels, bottoming out in the 2500 to 3000 foot range Thursday night and Friday morning. So, there may be some light snow accumulation down to the interior foothills Thursday night and Friday morning. Also, there is a 15 to 20 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday through Friday. Any thunderstorms that develop will be capable of producing brief heavy rain, small hail and gusty and erratic winds. $$