Small Craft Advisory Issued For Malibu

LOS ANGELES, CA - A small craft advisory has been issued for Los Angeles County coast to warn inexperienced mariners to stay out of the water, especially in small vessels, the National Weather Service said.

The advisory will be in effect from noon Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday and a gale watch will be in force from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. The advisory was put in place in anticipation of a late-season storm out of the Pacific Northwest.

Rainfall possibly accompanied by strong winds will douse the Greater Los Angeles area beginning early Saturday, the NWS said Friday. Light rain will then slide into Ventura and Los Angeles counties around midnight and move on later in the day.

"Light rain will linger across the region through midday Saturday but will end by late Saturday," according to an NWS statement. "Minor street and creek flooding is possible with heavier rain. Gusty southwest winds may down trees and cause driving hazards."

Rain totals will range from a half-inch to an inch-and-a-half in most locations, with only a half-inch or less in Los Angeles County, the statement said. The snow will remain above 8,000 feet, and there is currently no chance of mud or debris flows in L.A. County, forecasters said.

Saturday's temperatures will be the same as Friday's or lower, but under rain this time, followed by two days of sunshine, partly cloudy skies, sunny skies once again, then more rain next Thursday.

Orange County temperatures Saturday will be similar to Friday's -- also under partly cloudy skies, not rain -- followed by two days of sunny skies, one day of partly cloudy skies, another day of sunshine, then partly cloudy skies Thursday as it rains in Los Angeles.

-- City News Service, photo via Patch