Sunday, March 20, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Damaging Wind Weather Bulletin - SoCal (3/20/11-AM)



A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING  WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO PORTION SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA... WITH  DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. DAMAGING WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WINTER  STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND DAMAGING WINDS. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A HIGH WIND WARNING WITH A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MOUNTAINS. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THESE LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND FREEWAYS. 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:  SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING... SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA

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

Sent: 2011-03-20T09:33:38-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA




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