Monday, May 10, 2010

[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Advisory (5/10/10-AM)



...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...
VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH COAST
LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AFFECT THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND
THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA...LOS ANGELES AND SANTA BARBARA
COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS WILL DIMINISH BY
LATE MORNING.

AN UPPER LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...PUSHING ANOTHER DRY
FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. BEHIND THIS FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION...AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS
ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THE STRONGEST WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...AND THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...INCLUDING
THE MONTECITO AREA.

GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN MANY COASTAL AREAS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE SANTA CLARITA AND SAN FERNANDO
VALLEYS...AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THESE AREAS.

CAZ039-101945-
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
442 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING.

* TIMING: AREAS OF GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THROUGH LATE
MORNING. AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL
DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...INCLUDING THE GAVIOTA AND
SAN MARCOS PASSES.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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BRUNO/ASR

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=wind%20advisory

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