[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Dangerous Weather Bulletin For SoCal This Weekend

A POWERFUL LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL LIKELY BRING DAMAGING WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY...SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. SOME LOCATIONS COULD POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THIS WINTER SEASON. AS WE DRAW CLOSER TO THE EVENT...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE EXPANDED INTO THE REMAINDER OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW OCCURRING WITH WINDS...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY...  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS REPLACED A HIGH WIND WATCH WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. &&

Instruction:
* IMPACTS: THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLYING DEBRIS.

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: 2011-03-19T11:28:16-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

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