...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY... ...STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAYS COLD FRONT PASSAGE...NORTHWEST FLOW WILL START TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AS WELL AS MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THESE AREAS CAN GENERALLY EXPECT WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING 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 STRONG UPPER LEVEL WIND SUPPORT AND A SURGE OF COLDER AIR INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WHILE IT IS STILL EARLY...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND EVENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FAVORED MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD SEE GUSTS IN THE 70 TO 80 MPH RANGE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH FOR THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...ANTELOPE VALLEY...SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SAN FERNANDO VALLEY...AND SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. REMAINING PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILL LIKELY SEE LESSER BUT STILL WINDY CONDITIONS DURING THIS PERIOD. MAJOR ROADWAYS AT RISK FOR GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MONDAY INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS...HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138 IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 THROUGH SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...THERE WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASED THREAT OF POWER OUTAGES. AS THIS WIND EVENT UNFOLDS ACROSS THE SOUTHLAND...PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND WARNINGS. $$ GOMBERG/KITTELL
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard--
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