Expires:201805012200;Remove:201805012200;776982 FPUS76 KLOX 011951 NOWLOX Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1251 PM PDT Tue May 1 2018 CAZ044-045-052-053-012200- Ventura County Interior Valleys-Ventura County Coastal Valleys- Santa Barbara County Mountains-Ventura County Mountains- Including the cities of Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ojai, Piru, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Newbury Park, San Marcos Pass, San Rafael Wilderness Area, Dick Smith Wilderness Area, Lockwood Valley, and Mount Pinos 1251 PM PDT Tue May 1 2018 .NOW... At 1245 PM PDT, Doppler weather RADAR was indicating scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over the mountains of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties and the Ventura County valleys, including the Thomas Fire burn area. The showers and thunderstorms over the mountains were slowly moving southeast about 5 mph. Locally heavy rain with one-hour rainfall rates up to one quarter inch have been observed, although instantaneous rates over one inch per hour have occurred in the heaviest showers. These rainfall rates over the Thomas Fire burn area will likely cause minor mud and debris flows. The showers and thunderstorms are expected to persist through early this evening. $$ Sirard