NWS Issues Dense Fog Advisory In LA, OC

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A dense fog advisory will remain in effect for Los Angeles and Orange counties, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

Forecasters said visibility will fall to a quarter-mile or less, which could create hazardous driving conditions on the Pacific Coast Highway and the 10, 105, 110, 405, 605 and 710 freeways.

Meanwhile, around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Federal Administration Aviation officials issued a Tier 2 ground stoppage due to the amount of fog, which subsequently diverted several inbound flights to Los Angeles International Airport.

According to airport officials, the ground stoppage affected flights that originated at airports up to 1,500 miles away from LAX.

At least 13 flights that intended to land at LAX were diverted to L.A./Ontario International Airport. Two flights that were supposed to land at John Wayne Airport in Orange County were also diverted to Ontario.

Most of the affected flights were from commuter and regional airlines traveling from the Western U.S. and Northern Mexico areas.

The decision to divert to a different airport was up to the pilot.

At this time, international flights do not seem to be affected by the fog.

Departing flights will continue to resume operations as normal.

Airport officials stressed for the public to check with airlines before heading to LAX to pick up arriving passengers.

The ground stoppage was expected to last until around 4 a.m., however, airport officials said flights resumed normal operations around 1 a.m.

The dense fog advisory was in effect until 8 a.m., meteorologists said.

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