Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 10, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high wind watch at Oct 23, 2012, 2:43 PM PDT for Los Angeles County, California. It took effect at Oct 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2012, 2:43 PM PDT (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 24, 2012, 3:08 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
County Los Angeles County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
349 WWUS76 KLOX 232143 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 243 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...FIRST NOTABLE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON... .GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES... VENTURA... AND SANTA MONICA BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MIDDAY ON FRIDAY AND SHOULD EASE BY LATE IN THE DAY. CAZ046-053-054-240545- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...LOCKWOOD VALLEY... MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 243 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ KJ/CK
5 follow-up statements
435 WWUS76 KLOX 232217 AAA NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 317 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...FIRST NOTABLE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON... .GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AND SHOULD EASE BY LATE IN THE DAY. CAZ053-054-240630- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 317 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ046-240630- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 317 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PASSING THROUGH TOPANGA... MALIBU... AND DECKER CANYONS AND THROUGH KANAN ROAD. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
384 WWUS76 KLOX 240027 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 527 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...FIRST NOTABLE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON... ...GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST... GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND STRENGTH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WHEN A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE POSTED FOR PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. OUR FIRST SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD SANTA ANA WIND EVENT IS THEN ON TAP FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...IMPACTING MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE. AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE WIND PRONE COAST AND VALLEY AREAS. CAZ039-052-240830- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0069.121024T0027Z-121024T1000Z/ 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 527 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL AFFECT THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAIN RANGE THIS EVENING. THE ADJACENT SANTA BARBARA WIND PRONE PASSES AND CANYONS WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...MAINLY FROM GAVIOTA TO GOLETA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST LATER TONIGHT BRINGING LOCAL WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE HILLS OF MONTECITO THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154 AND 192...ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA...SAN MARCOS PASS AND BELOW THE HILLS OF MONTECITO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ053-054-240830- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 527 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ046-240830- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 527 PM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PASSING THROUGH TOPANGA... MALIBU... AND DECKER CANYONS AND THROUGH KANAN ROAD. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KAPLAN/GOMBERG
819 WWUS76 KLOX 240925 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...MODERATE NORTH WINDS ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING... ...FIRST NOTABLE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON... NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND ADVISORIES NOW COVER PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...IMPACTING MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE. AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MANY COAST AND VALLEY AREAS AS WELL. CAZ039-052-241900- /O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121024T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ 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 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS AND TIMING...WIND ADVISORY WINDS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING AND THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LATER THIS EVENING NORTH CANYON WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP AGAIN AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154 AND 192... ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA...SAN MARCOS PASS AND BELOW THE HILLS OF MONTECITO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ088-241900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ /O.EXA.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THURSDAY EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ053-054-241900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THURSDAY EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ046-241900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THURSDAY EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PASSING THROUGH TOPANGA...MALIBU... AND DECKER CANYONS AND THROUGH KANAN ROAD. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ059-241900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121024T1900Z-121025T0400Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE CLOUDS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WITH LOWERED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ044-045-547-241900- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY... WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY 225 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE VENTURA VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ASR/RAT
186 WWUS76 KLOX 241854 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...MODERATE NORTH WINDS ON TAP FOR THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING... ...FIRST NOTABLE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON... NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WIND ADVISORIES NOW COVER PORTIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...IMPACTING MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE. AS THE EVENT GETS CLOSER...WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MANY COAST AND VALLEY AREAS AS WELL. CAZ088-250300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THURSDAY EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ CAZ053-054-250300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THURSDAY EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AND HIGHWAY 14. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ046-250300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DURING THURSDAY EVENING NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PASSING THROUGH TOPANGA... MALIBU... AND DECKER CANYONS AND THROUGH KANAN ROAD. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ059-250300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121024T1900Z-121025T0400Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE CLOUDS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WITH LOWERED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ039-052-250300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ 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 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH CANYON WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154 AND 192... ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA...SAN MARCOS PASS AND BELOW THE HILLS OF MONTECITO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ044-045-547-250300- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121025T1900Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY... WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY 1154 AM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE VENTURA VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
444 WWUS76 KLOX 242208 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEGIN THIS EVENING... ...FIRST NOTABLE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SANTA BARBARA... VENTURA... AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY... WINDS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILL DIMINISH WHILE WINDS IN MOST LOCATIONS IN VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WILL INCREASE FURTHER. THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SANTA ANA WIND EVENT WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY... IMPACTING MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES INCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE. CAZ088-250615- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0012.121026T0300Z-121027T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121026T0300Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. BY THURSDAY EVENING... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDORS. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ053-054-250615- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0012.121026T0300Z-121027T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121026T0300Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...STRONGEST THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR. BY THURSDAY EVENING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDORS. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ046-250615- /O.UPG.KLOX.HW.A.0010.121026T0600Z-121027T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.W.0012.121026T0300Z-121027T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121026T0300Z/ SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TOPANGA 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. BY THURSDAY EVENING... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AND LAST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES PASSING THROUGH TOPANGA... MALIBU... AND DECKER CANYONS AND ON KANAN ROAD. STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY PRODUCE PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ039-052-250615- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121026T1000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO... CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA... DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH CANYON WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH EACH EVENING ACROSS THE HILLS ABOVE MONTECITO. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101... 154... AND 192... ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA... SAN MARCOS PASS AND BELOW THE HILLS OF MONTECITO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ044-045-547-250615- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.121025T0300Z-121027T0100Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY... WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE VENTURA VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ059-250400- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-121025T0400Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 308 PM PDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE CLOUDS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WITH LOWERED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KJ/GOMBERG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Oct 23, 11:45 AM PDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 11:45 AM PDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1145 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SYNOPSIS... A FEW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL. THERE WILL BE SOME NORTHERLY CANYON WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW NORMAL. A WARMING TREND WILL START AT THE END OF THE WEEK. IT WILL BE CLEAR DRY AND WINDY AT TIMES FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO ABOVE NORMAL.. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)... .MORNING UPDATE... NO NOTABLE CHANGES EXPECTED TO THE FORECAST PACKAGE. LINGERING PRECIP THIS MORNING WITH A MOIST LOW LEVEL LAYER WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM REBOUNDING TOO QUICKLY TODAY. A WEAK BOUNDARY MOVING OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL BRIEF PRECIP BUT OTHERWISE THE REGION WILL BEGIN DRYING OUT AND WARMING UP. WINDS WILL BE THE CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK AS NORTH WIND CONDITIONS BEGIN TO SET UP. THIS MAY BRING SUNDOWNER WINDS MID WEEK THEN BUILD INTO A SANTA ANA WIND SCENARIO BY LATE IN THE WEEK. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AT THE LEAST BUT DETERMINING THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VARIOUS CANYONS AND VALLEYS WILL BE A FOCUS FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES AND JUST HOW WARM IT GETS BY THE END OF THE WEEK WILL BE A SECONDARY FOCUS. .OVERNIGHT DISCUSSION... TOUGH CLOUD FORECAST TODAY WITH SKIES CLEARING RAPIDLY IN THE WAKE OF A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER L.A. COUNTY AND PRODUCING A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS. SKIES ARE PRETTY CLEAR FROM VENTURA COUNTY AND WESTWARD...EXCEPT A LITTLE IMPULSE IS MOVING INTO SLO COUNTY FROM THE NW. THERE IS ALSO A GREAT DEAL OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WHEN THE SUN HITS A STRATA CU DECK WILL LIKELY POP UP. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY PLACES TODAY WILL HAVE PERIODS OF MOSTLY SUNNY...PARTLY CLOUDY AND MOSTLY CLOUDY AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY. THERE IS AN IMPRESSIVE JET STREAK ENHANCING THE WEATHER NORTH OF THE AREA AND IT IS ENHANCING THE PRECIPITATION. PRECIP DOWN HERE LOOKS TO BE CONFINED TO L.A. COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING AND ANY RAIN THAT DOES FALL WILL BE VERY LIGHT. MAX TEMPS TODAY WILL BE WARMER THAN MONDAY BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL. A LITTLE NORTH WIND EVENT SETS UP TONIGHT AS SOME COLD AIR SPILLS IN FROM THE NORTH AND THE NORTH/SOUTH GRADS TURN OFFSHORE. THE MDLS HAVE REALLY BACKED OFF ON THE WIND SPEEDS FOR THIS EVENT AND NOW THINK THAT MOST WINDS WILL BE BLO ADVISORY CRITERIA ALTHOUGH THE NORMAL REMOTE OUTLIERS LIKE WHITAKER PEAK COULD BE BLOWING PRETTY GOOD. THERE WILL LIKELY BE FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EASTERN VTA VLYS THE SANTA MONICA MTNS AND THE SAN FERNANDO VLY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR. A 25 TO 35 MPH SUNDOWNER WILL ALSO OCCUR. THESE WINDS COULD MESS UP THE LOW TEMP FORECASTS FOR THE BREEZY AREAS WITH LOWS MANY DEGREES WARMER THAN THE SURROUNDING NON BREEZY AREAS. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WARMING TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION BUT CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION AS ONE LAST IMPULSE ROTATES INTO THE AREA. THE CENTRAL COAST MAY EVEN SEE A SPRINKLE OR TWO IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT TOO MUCH GOING ON THURSDAY. THE BIG TROF OVER THE PAC NORTHWEST BEGINS TO WEAKEN. HGTS RISE SOME SO IT WILL WARM A DEGREE OR TWO. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE STATE AND SKIES WILL LIKELY BE PARTLY CLOUDY. .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)... ALL EYES ON FRIDAY AS THE MOST INTERESTING DAY OF THE WEEK. ALL MDLS AGREE THAT THE LONG WAVE TROF OVER THE WEST WILL MOVE EAST AND THE EAST PAC RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE WEST COAST. MORE IMPORTANTLY A COLD STRONG SFC HIGH WILL BUILD INTO GREAT BASIN. THE LATEST NAM RUN SHOWS AN OTHER-WORLDLY 10 MB OFFSHORE GRADIENT FROM KDAG SETTING UP BY 12Z. THIS MORE THAN LIKELY WILL NOT VERIFY BUT THERE WILL STILL BE AT LEAST MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW ALONG WITH A LITTLE COLD AIR ADVECTION AND THIS SHOULD SET UP THE FIRST GOOD SANTA ANA OF THE SEASON. WIND ADVISORY LEVELS FOR SURE AND WARNINGS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR A GOOD WARM UP BUT THE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TEMPER THE WARM UP. MDLS KEEP THE RIDGE OVERHEAD FOR THE DURATION OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THOUGH NOT TO THE DEGREE OF FRIDAYS EVENT. THE CANYON WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EACH MORNING. THE COLD AIR WILL END BY SATURDAY AND THERE SHOULD BE A GOOD WARM UP WHICH WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY. && .AVIATION...23/1800Z. MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY ASIDE FROM THE OCCASIONAL MVFR TO VFR CEILING CAUSED BY WEAK FRONTAL ACTIVITY UP NEAR THE MONTEREY BORDER. OF GREATER CONSEQUENCE WILL BE THE GRADUAL INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS NORTHERLY FLOW WILL ACCELERATE THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN NORTHWEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THEREFORE...LOCAL WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE MAY AFFECT KSBA THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY KBUR AND KVNY BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT NOT TO MENTION AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF CROSS-WINDS AT KLAX WEDNESDAY NIGHT. KLAX...MVFR TO VFR CEILINGS ARE OCCASIONALLY POSSIBLE DUE TO LINGERING MOISTURE IN THE LA BASIN. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF NORTHERLY CROSS-WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. KBUR...MVFR TO VFR CEILINGS ARE OCCASIONALLY POSSIBLE DUE TO LINGERING MOISTURE IN THE LA BASIN. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). && PUBLIC...RORKE/KJ AVIATION...SWEET SYNOPSIS...KITTELL WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 23, 6:00 AM PDT, 8 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-241300- 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- 600 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. AS THE SANTA ANA WINDS DEVELOP...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BEGIN TO FALL DRAMATICALLY. THIS COMBINATION MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOME AREAS. THOMPSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2:18 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 4 days | |
| Oct 23, 2:53 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 25 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.