A QUICK WINTER RINSE MORE RAIN EXPECTED IN AREA.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer Cloudy skies and possible rain are expected across the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. region tonight with the arrival of the second Pacific storm this week. The storm, which originated in the Gulf of Alaska Noun 1. Gulf of Alaska - a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world , may also bring thunder and lightning, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Hoffer ``This upper low is coming down and the circulation around it is bringing much cooler air, which could always trigger (thunder and lightning),'' Hoffer said. Forecasters said there will be a 60 percent chance of rain late tonight into Friday, with the possibility of morning rain increasing to 80 percent. ``It looks like another Pacific storm front will move into California (tonight) into (Friday) and we should get another period of rain, probably fairly significant, and then the storm should linger through Saturday,'' said National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Sirard. Sunday is expected to be partly cloudy Partly Cloudy is an industrial band based in Hollywood, California. Band members
During the week's first Pacific storm Wednesday, surf advisories were in effect throughout the coasts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and strong wind gusts were reported along the coasts. The storm dropped pea-size hail in Glendale and Monrovia, parts of Ventura County and west Los Angeles
``We've got fairly strong winds, 25 to 30 miles per hour,'' said Don Olson, an Ocean Lifeguard Specialist for the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La , Lifeguard Division. Lifeguard Specialist Chuck Moore at Zuma Beach said the winds picked up around noon Wednesday and crushed the waves. ``When the winds blow that hard, the waves get totally destroyed and no one goes out,'' he said. Throughout the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , less than a halnch of rain was reported Wednesday afternoon, with the most rain - .43 inches - reported at the Sepulveda Pass Sepulveda Pass (el. 1130 ft. / 334 m.) is a mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles, California. It is often called Poop-Out Pass, a phrase once used by now-deceased traffic reporter Bill Keene. at Mulholland Drive, said weather-service meteorologist Sirard. Burbank Airport reported .41 inches of rain, Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. reported .26 inches, Chatworth reported .23 inches and .16 inches was reported at the Sepulveda Dam, he said. Local mountains and foothills received about a third of an inch of rain by Wednesday afternoon, Sirard said, with two to four inches of snow reported at Mountain High and some off-and-on snowfall reported at an elevation of 4,200 feet near the Grapevine. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) As an overnight rainstorm dissipates, the sun early Wednesday morning shines from behind an ornate clock tower at The Commons shopping plaza in Calabasas. Weather forecasters predict a 60 percent chance of rain late tonight, with showers in the Southland lasting possibly until Friday. The storm originating in the Gulf of Alaska brings colder air that could trigger thunder and lightning. (2) Sun, shadow and rain form random patterns on slatted chairs at The Commons shopping plaza. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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