CW3E AR Update: 21 March Outlook

March 21, 2018

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Update on Atmospheric River Currently Impacting California

• Light to moderate precipitation has begun falling over portions of California
• GFS Ensemble members have continued to converge on coastal IVT forecast for the remainder of the AR
• Portions of Southern California are forecast to experience Strong AR conditions between 2 and 5 AM on Thursday 22 March
• ~1–2 inches of precipitation has fallen over the Santa Ynez Mountains over the past 24 hours
• An additional 10+ inches of precipitation are forecast to fall over the higher elevations of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties during the remainder of this AR

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Click IVT or IWV image to see loop of 0-72 hour GFS forecast Valid 1200 UTC 21 March – 1200 UTC 24 March 2018

Summary provided by C. Hecht, F.M. Ralph, and B. Kawzenuk; 1 PM PT Wednesday 21 March 2018

*Outlook products are considered experimental