Winter Storm Warnings for Southland

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BURN AREAS OF LAX COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 7000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING...BUT ARE ANTICIPATED TO DROP TO 4500-5000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. GIVEN THE SNOW LEVELS AND ANTICIPATED PRECIP AND WIND...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SO...WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR LAX/VTU COUNTY MOUNTAINS. ALSO...AS THE EVENT UNFOLDS AND SNOW LEVELS DROP... WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE SBA COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR ANY SNOW ISSUES. FINALLY...AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THERE WILL BE SOME VERY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...THERE WILL LIKELY BE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ACROSS MOST COASTAL/VALLEY AREAS...WITH WARNING LEVEL GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE POTENTIAL HIGH WINDS FOR VTU/LAX MOUNTAINS IS COVERED BY WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY ON SATURDAY. SO...WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH AND SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP.