STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST MON FEB 21 2005

...STRONG LOW OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS OVER
SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...

NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINS..HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA..AS THE STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS IS MOVING
ONLY VERY SLOWLY TOWARDS THE COAST.  AT 7 PM PST..THE CENTER OF
THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 35N 124W..OR APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA.  THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE
TO DRIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...SUPPORTING
THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS AND
STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.  

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES AND
SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN AREAS..WITH A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FT FOR THE
MOUNTAINS AROUND LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO..AND ALSO FOR THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS.  HIGH SURF AND
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WATERS OFF OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  ADDITIONALLY..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THRU THE
MONDAY EVENING HOURS. 

...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM 4 AM
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2005 THROUGH 4 PM MONDAY FEBRUARY 21,
2005...

OPIDS CAMP............18.81
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN......14.91
SISAR PEAK............14.81
ROSE VALLEY...........12.25
TANBARK...............11.79
LOS PRIETOS...........11.46
SANTA FE DAM...........9.78
SAN MARCOS PASS........9.44
ROCKY PEAK.............9.38
FAGAN CANYON...........8.31
VAN NUYS...............7.80
BEVERLY HILLS..........7.88
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...7.30
LONG BEACH.............6.22
OXNARD.................6.17
SANTA MONICA...........5.60
SANTA BARBARA..........3.74

LATEST RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW PATCHES OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION
FALLING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
1-2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE
5000 FOOT LEVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO
INTO TUESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 1 AM PDT.  REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY
LOCAL NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THIS STORM

TERRY