[californiadisasters] Red Flag Warnings - SW CAL (6/18/13-PM)

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS  TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND POSSIBLY  THURSDAY.    CAZ039-052-191000-  /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130619T1000Z/  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  921 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013    ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...    * WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH    DAMAGING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO    NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH. THE STRONGEST WINDS    WILL OCCUR THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA    YNEZ RANGE AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST.    * IMPACTS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND TREES.    DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 101 AND 154...    ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL ALONG    HIGHWAY 101 MAY BE IMPACTED BETWEEN GOLETA AND GAVIOTA...AND    OVER THE SAN MARCOS PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 154.    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.

Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard

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