[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Advisory (05/26/11-PM)

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
 857 PM PDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING
   THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA
  BARBARA COUNTY. THE WINDS WILL LAST INTO EARLY MORNING
  FRIDAY... THEN DIMINISH SOME. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP AGAIN ON LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO
   SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS ARE IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 MPH. MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS.

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

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