[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Advisory (04/22/11-PM)

...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...

.A SERIES OF WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TO
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE
 STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ
RANGE IN SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR REGION AND
ANTELOPE VALLEY. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE
 EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS FROM MALIBU TO VENTURA
COUNTY...THOUGH NO ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THOSE
AREAS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AT LEAST WHILE
 WINDS IN MOST OTHER AREAS DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING.

CAZ039-052-230545-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0037.110422T2131Z-110423T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA...
 SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
231 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
 WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
   CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS
  101...154...AND 192.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF
  CONTROL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW BEFORE THE WINDS DEVELOP.
 CLOSE WINDOWS AND SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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

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