...WIDESPREAD STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH IN MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN MANY MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND TO 60 MPH ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. ALL OTHER LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING IN MOST COASTAL AREAS...AND LATE TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS...MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. CAZ039-082300- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130409T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 757 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS... ESPECIALLY NEAR MONTECITO HILLS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS...AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard--
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