...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY... ...EVEN STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... NORTHWEST FLOW HAS INCREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN SOME LOCATIONS. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED ON THE CENTRAL COAST AND IN THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY...AND WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MPH IN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINDS THIS WEEKEND...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST LAXNPWLOX PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTING CURRENT WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES. FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PROJECTED TO DIVE SOUTHWARD FROM THE GREAT BASIN INTO ARIZONA...WHICH WILL BRING VERY SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT AND A SURGE OF COLDER AIR INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD AND DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND EVENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FAVORED MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD HAVE WIND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...ANTELOPE VALLEY...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MOUNTAIN WAVE DEVELOPMENT COULD BRING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY FROM LA CRESCENTA TO SIERRA MADRE...AND TO THE LAKE CASITAS AND OJAI AREAS. REMAINING PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE WINDS BUT LESS DANGEROUS CONDITIONS DURING THIS PERIOD. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MONDAY INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS... HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138 IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 THROUGH SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND POSSIBLY THE 118 AND 210 FREEWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AS THIS WIND EVENT UNFOLDS ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND...PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. $$ GOMBERG/KITTELL/DB/CAK
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard--
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