[californiadisasters] [EDIS] SoCal WX Bulletin: Widespread Damaging Winds Likely

A FAST MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM EARLIER TODAY HAS SHIFTED WELL EAST OF THE AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT...POWERFUL NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...A WIDESPREAD AND DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL BE FORCED TOWARD THE SURFACE BY VERY COLD AIR BEING TRANSPORTED INTO THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS...  INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...WHERE GUSTS OVER 75 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND ICE WILL  LIKELY CAUSE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES.  HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...ANTELOPE VALLEY...SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...AND THE VALLEYS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES...WHERE DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND ADVISORIES BLANKET THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THIS EVENT HAS  THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD AND STRONGEST WIND EPISODES IN RECENT YEARS. WITH THE GROUND RAIN-SOAKED BY RECENT STORMS...THERE LIKELY WILL BE WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE  REGION. IN ADDITION... THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED POWER LINES AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

Area:  SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-INCLUDING... SAN LUIS OBISPO... PISMO BEACH... MORRO BAY... CAMBRIA... SAN SIMEON... SANTA MARIA... LOMPOC... VANDENBERG... SANTA YNEZ... SOLVANG

Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles

Sent: 2010-12-29T20:41:34-08:00

Original Sender: KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

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