[californiadisasters] Fwd: [EDIS] Potentially Damaging N. Winds - SoCal

A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS PASSING  FRONT... VERY GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP. THERE WILL BE THE  POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAIN RANGE AND ADJACENT WIND PRONE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA  SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES COULD ALSO BE AFFECTED BY DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY  MORNING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THERE WILL  LIKELY BE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS... YET NOT QUITE AS STRONG... AFFECTING THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AS WELL THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING. AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEY WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE USUAL SANTA ANA WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH  SATURDAY MORNING... AND WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A  WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST FRIDAY.  * TIMING: GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL LIKELY SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
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.

Area:  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-INCLUDING... SANTA CLARITA... NEWHALL... VALENCIA

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

Sent: 2011-01-13T03:30:52-08:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

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