Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008

High Wind Warning 27, NWS Los Angeles, CA

December 23, 2008

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high wind warning at Dec 23, 2008, 7:32 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2008, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2008, 7:32 PM PST (03:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2008, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 25, 2008, 12:00 AM PST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KLOX 240332
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
732 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND IS
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINTER STORM WATCHES WILL BE UPGRADED TO WINTER
STORM WARNINGS FOR THE VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...WHERE THERE WILL LIKELY BE WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. 
A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS FOR
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS WE DRAW CLOSER
TO THE EVENT...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR SEVERAL
COASTAL AND VALLEY LOCATIONS.

CAZ051-052-241230-
/O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0016.081224T2000Z-081225T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0027.081224T1500Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
732 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AREAS OF SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL OCCUR DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM...MOSTLY LIKELY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

$$

CAZ046-241230-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0016.081225T0200Z-081225T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
732 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH
WILL OCCUR DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM...MOSTLY LIKELY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

KAPLAN/SIRARD
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 241222
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

.A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
APPROACH THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY.
STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE
COLD FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...BUT THOSE
HAZARDS ARE COVERED UNDER THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT IS IN
EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS. 

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THIS MORNING...AND IN 
VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. WIND
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...WHERE THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING
THROUGH TONIGHT. 

CAZ051-052-241830-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0027.081224T1500Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

$$

CAZ034>036-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T1700Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ037-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T1700Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ038-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T1700Z-081225T0800Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ039-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T1700Z-081225T0800Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ040-044-045-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T2300Z-081225T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.

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.

$$

CAZ041-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY. 

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.

$$

CAZ547-548-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY. 

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.

$$

CAZ088-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ087-241830-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
CATALINA ISLAND-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ046-241830-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0016.081225T0200Z-081225T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
422 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

BRUNO
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 241725
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY
INTO TONIGHT...

.A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL APPROACH
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE WIND GUSTS TO
70 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA
AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...BUT THOSE HAZARDS ARE
COVERED UNDER THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE
AREAS.

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY
AREAS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TODAY...
AND IN VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS...WHERE
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS
EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT.

CAZ051-052-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
DAMAGING GUSTS TO 70 MPH TODAY...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

$$

CAZ034>036-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ037-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ038-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ039-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ040-044-045-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T2300Z-081225T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.

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.

$$

CAZ041-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ547-548-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ088-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ087-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
CATALINA ISLAND-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ046-242330-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0016.081225T0200Z-081225T1100Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
925 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY
DIMINISHING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO
60 MPH.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

GOMBERG/BRUNO
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 242248
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY
INTO TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF THE
COLD FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA
AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...BUT THOSE HAZARDS ARE COVERED UNDER THE
WINTER STORM WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS.

AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS MOST COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...RESULTING
IN THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THOSE LOCATIONS. 

WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN ON THURSDAY MORNING...THEY ARE EXPECTED
TO REINTENSIFY ACROSS MANY AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS
ANOTHER COLD WEATHER SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...
WIND ADVISORIES HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR THURSDAY...
WHILE ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS. WIND
ADVISORIES WILL ALSO LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA
BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES ON THURSDAY...AFTER THE HIGH
WIND WARNINGS EXPIRE TONIGHT.


CAZ051-052-250530-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND
MIDNIGHT...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SINCE THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND THE SOILS ARE
LOOSENED...RESIDENTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES
BEING BLOWN DOWN WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

$$

CAZ046-250530-
/O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0016.081225T0200Z-081225T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN
INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ059-250530-
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T1400Z-081226T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ034>036-250530-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ039-250530-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
THEN INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ040-250530-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T2300Z-081226T0600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ041-250530-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081226T0600Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ044-045-250530-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081224T2248Z-081225T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.

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.

$$

CAZ087-250530-
/O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081226T0600Z/
CATALINA ISLAND-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY. WEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ037-250530-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ038-250530-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ547-548-250530-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$

CAZ088-250530-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0200Z-081225T1400Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
248 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 250312
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE COAST HAS TRACKED FARTHER OFFSHORE THAN 
EXPECTED. AS A RESULT...THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST...SO WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED FOR COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA
COUNTIES. HOWEVER...STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SO WIND ADVISORIES MAY HAVE TO BE REISSUED
THEN.

CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF THE LOW...GUSTY ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...IN COASTAL SECTIONS OF
SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...AND IN THE SANTA YNEZ
VALLEY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THEREFORE...WIND ADVISORIES
WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DESPITE THE EXPECTED LULL IN WINDS LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.

WHILE THE STORM SYSTEM KEPT THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE SURFACE 
OFF THE COAST OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...VERY STRONG
WINDS AT A FEW THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BRING VERY
STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS...WHERE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
ARE EXPECTED.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA
AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS MAY REACH HIGH
WIND WARNING LEVELS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED...BUT THOSE HAZARDS ARE COVERED
UNDER THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS 
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 


CAZ044-045-250415-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T1100Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT.
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 

$$

CAZ088-547-548-250415-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T1400Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT.
LOCALLY GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

CAZ040-041-087-250415-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
CATALINA ISLAND-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

CAZ051-052-250800-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

AREAS OF SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ034>036-250915-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
AROUND MIDNIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN
INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ037-250800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ038-250800-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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.

$$

CAZ039-250915-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
THEN INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ046-250915-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN
INCREASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ059-250915-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T1400Z-081226T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
712 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING.

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.

$$

BRUNO
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 250759
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...DAMAGING WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS CONTINUED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THIS EVENING...BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT. AS A
RESULT...HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL BE REPLACED BY WIND ADVISORIES.
WINDS MAY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...
AND IN THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY
ALSO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS AND INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
THEREFORE...WIND ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DESPITE THE
EXPECTED LULL IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...WITH THE CONTINUED LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS. THOSE HAZARDS ARE COVERED UNDER THE WINTER STORM
WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

CAZ051-052-251400-
/O.EXP.KLOX.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0800Z-081226T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BY
MORNING. HOWEVER...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN
INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ037-250900-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

HOWEVER...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ038-250900-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

HOWEVER...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ034>036-251400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...THEN INCREASE...
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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.

$$

CAZ039-251400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SOME. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...THEN
INCREASE...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ046-251400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST THURSDAY...AND
INCREASE AGAIN...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ059-251400-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T1400Z-081226T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
1159 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING.

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.

$$

DB
000 
WWUS76 KLOX 250808 CCA
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS CONTINUED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THIS EVENING...BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS TONIGHT. AS A
RESULT...HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL BE REPLACED BY WIND ADVISORIES.
WINDS MAY DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FOR A WHILE LATE TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES...
AND IN THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY
ALSO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS AND INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
THEREFORE...WIND ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT DESPITE THE
EXPECTED LULL IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...WITH THE CONTINUED LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS. THOSE HAZARDS ARE COVERED UNDER THE WINTER STORM
WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS.

CAZ051-052-251430-
/O.EXP.KLOX.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T0806Z-081226T1100Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BY
MORNING. HOWEVER...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN
INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ037-250915-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

HOWEVER...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ038-250915-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081225T0800Z/
CUYAMA VALLEY-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

HOWEVER...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY
INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ034>036-251430-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...THEN INCREASE...
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

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.

$$

CAZ039-251430-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T1100Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SOME. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...THEN
INCREASE...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ046-251430-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST THURSDAY...AND
INCREASE AGAIN...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY.

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.

$$

CAZ059-251430-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0237.081225T1400Z-081226T0600Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
1206 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY
EVENING.

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.

$$

DB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Los Angeles, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 23, 4:45 PM PST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 4:45 PM PST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
445 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

UPDATE FOR NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION

.SHORT TERM...
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT
680 NM WNW OF SAN FRANCISCO. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY
SOUTHEAST AND DOWN THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TOMORROW...THEN
SWING INTO THE CALIFORNIA BIGHT TOMORROW EVENING. WE ARE EXPECTING
THIS STORM TO BE THE WETTEST OF THE SEASON SO FAR WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR DROPPING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ALONG THE COASTS...TWICE THAT IN
THE FOOTHILLS...AND 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.

RAIN WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST OVERNIGHT AND
SPREAD SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION BY SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. MODERATE
RAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL INTENSITIES TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN SOUTH AND
EAST INTO VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH THE
BEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN ONE
AND THREE INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS PROJECTED FOR THE SANTA
BARBARA SOUTH COAST. DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW
EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE IS EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT
OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTH FACING FOOTHILL AND
MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...WHICH COULD SEE THREE TO SIX INCH STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SANTA YNEZ
RANGE AND THE TOPA TOPA MOUNTAINS IN VENTURA COUNTY.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 6 HOUR PERIOD OF STEADY HEAVY RAIN
PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT ARRIVAL...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL RATES OVER ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM...POTENTIALLY EXCEEDING BURN
AREA THRESHOLDS ESTABLISHED BY THE USGS. THEREFORE A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE BURN AREAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. IN ADDITION TO THE BURN
AREAS...THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE URBAN
AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.

ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAINS...EXPECT 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY. MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET...
WITH AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST RESORT
AREAS. LOCAL SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WINTER STORM FOR THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...WITH TRAVEL TO THE
MOUNTAINS DISCOURAGED ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE COMBINATION OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE STRONG
POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES. WHILE THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE THE
GRAPEVINE LEVEL...THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL STILL CREATE A
POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 5.

EXPECT GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH SHOWERS
CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BUT DIMINISHING AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BELOW ROADWAY LEVELS ON THE I5
OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH SOME LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. THIS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR TRAVELERS
THROUGH THE TEJON PASS LATE THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY. THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ON THE COLD SIDE
WITH SOME COASTAL LOCATIONS FALLING INTO THE 30S.

.LONG TERM...
MODEL AGREEMENT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR THE LONG TERM. EXPECT A RIDGE
TO BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE REGION WITH CLEARING SKIES AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. AT THIS TIME...
NEXT WEEK LOOKS FAIR AND DRY WITH SEASONAL WARM TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AVIATION...24/0040Z...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THE TAF SITES
OVERNIGHT. MVFR CIGS AND SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO SLO/SBA COUNTIES
LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING S TO VTU/L.A. COUNTIES WED MORNING. ALL TAF
SITES WILL DETERIORATE TO IFR TO LOW MVFR CONDITIONS WED MORNING
THEN CONTINUE THRU WED AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION GUSTY S TO SE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WED MORNING AND PERSIST THRU THE AFTERNOON.

KLAX...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDS THROUGH 15Z WEDNESDAY THEN
POSSIBLE START TO PROLONGED PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR CONDS DUE TO VSBYS
AND CIGS IN RAIN THRU WED AFTERNOON. AFTER 08Z...A WEAK EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WIND WILL DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDS THROUGH 15Z WEDNESDAY THEN
POSSIBLE START TO PROLONGED PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR CONDS DUE TO VSBYS
AND CIGS IN RAIN.

&&

.LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH (SEE LAXNPWLOX).
FLASH FLOOD WATCH (SEE LAXFFALOX).
WINTER STORM WATCH (SEE LAXWSWLOX).
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX).
GALE WATCH (SEE LAXMWWLOX).

&&

PUBLIC...DANIELSON
AVIATION...SIRARD

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 4:45 PM PST, 2 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
445 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-241400-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
445 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE... TODAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...STRONG
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STRONG WINTER STORM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BRINGING HEAVY RAINFALL AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAIN
WILL OCCUR OVER SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES
GETTING THEIR HEAVIEST RAINFALL WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON SOUTH-FACING SLOPES DUE TO OROGRAPHIC
EFFECTS. WITH SUCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS...THE RECENT BURN AREAS MAY BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS. AS THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE
STRONGEST WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...WILL
OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...EVEN
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 5500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY...AND MAY EVEN
RISE SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GIVEN THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST AND
SNOW LEVELS...THE RESORT AREAS MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET
OF NEW SNOWFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WITH THE STRONG WINDS
ANTICIPATED...VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL MEET OR EXCEED
GALE FORCE LEVELS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL
WATERS FROM POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND...AND
POSSIBLY THE INNER WATERS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.

* HIGH WIND WATCH............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* FLOOD WATCH................SEE WGUS66 KLOX - FFALOX FOR DETAILS *

* WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KLOX - WSWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

* GALE WATCH...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KAPLAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 6:01 PM PSTMarine Weather StatementLOX46 hr
Dec 23, 7:48 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningLOX64 hr
Dec 24, 4:22 AM PSTWind AdvisoryLOXLos Angeles, Santa Barbara47 hr
Dec 24, 8:05 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX8 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.