Sunday, August 29, 2010

[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Advisory - Santa Barbara Co. (8/29/10-PM)



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
830 PM PDT SUN AUG 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY AND INCLUDES THE SANTA YNEZ
MOUNTAIN RANGE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH SUNDOWNER WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED
OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE FROM SANTA BARBARA WEST TO THE
GAVIOTA PASS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY OCCUR ON
HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.


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://gacc.nifc.gov/oncc/predictive/intelligence/news_notes/index.htm

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