[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Advisory - Santa Barbara Co. (8/28/10-AM)

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH DOWN THE WEST COAST.
 STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...STRONG SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
 EVENING.

CAZ039-052-281915-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0048.100828T2200Z-100829T0800Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA...
SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
 DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
401 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS ADVISORY IS
 IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY AND
INCLUDES THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAIN RANGE.

* TIMING: AREAS OF GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN OVER THE AREA.
   WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT WHEN SURFACE GRADIENTS RELAX.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO
  35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: AREAS OF STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL
   IMPACT PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN SANTA BARBARA AND
  GAVIOTA...CREATING DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW
  PASSES OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
 
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HALL/CK

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=wind%20advisory
  

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