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

...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ039-052-290315-
/O.CON.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
1208 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PDT SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING: AREAS OF GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
   LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: 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...ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA
  PASS.

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