Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 8, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this high wind watch at May 22, 2012, 2:19 PM PDT. It took effect at May 23, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2012, 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2012, 3:01 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
439 WWUS76 KLOX 222119 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY...WITH FURTHER STRENGTHENING LATER ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR... ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE WHERE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL IMPACTED THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ADDED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SLOWLY WEAKEN. CAZ053-054-230630- /O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120523T0100Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.HW.W.0009.120522T2119Z-120524T1600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS....WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ052-230630- /O.EXB.KLOX.HW.W.0009.120523T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-120523T0100Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EACH NIGHT...OTHERWISE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EACH EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH WEAKER WINDS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...INCLUDING THE SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ059-230630- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1000Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...STRONGEST WESTERN VALLEY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...EXCEPT FOR BRIEF WEAKENING EACH MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND LARGE SIGNS. CROSS WINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ039-230630- /O.NEW.KLOX.HW.A.0008.120524T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-120524T0100Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND TIMING...PERIODS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR PASSES AND CANYONS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MONTECITO FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 NEAR GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ088-230630- /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.120522T2119Z-120523T1000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ034>036-230400- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120523T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH... MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC... VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 219 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ KITTELL
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331 WWUS76 KLOX 230048 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH FURTHER STRENGTHENING LATER ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR... ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE WHERE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL IMPACTED THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ADDED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SLOWLY WEAKEN. CAZ052-230900- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-120523T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.120523T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EACH NIGHT...OTHERWISE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EACH EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH WEAKER WINDS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154... INCLUDING THE SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ053-054-230900- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS....WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ059-230900- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1000Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...STRONGEST WESTERN VALLEY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... EXCEPT FOR BRIEF WEAKENING EACH MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND LARGE SIGNS. CROSS WINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ039-230900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-120524T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0008.120524T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND TIMING...PERIODS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR PASSES AND CANYONS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MONTECITO FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 NEAR GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ034>036-230400- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120523T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH... MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC... VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ088-230900- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120523T1000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 548 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ KITTELL/SIRARD
401 WWUS76 KLOX 230230 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY... .NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH FURTHER STRENGTHENING LATER ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR... ANTELOPE VALLEY AND THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE WHERE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ADDED FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE WINDS SLOWLY WEAKEN. CAZ034>036-230330- /O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120523T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH... MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC... VANDENBERG...SANTA YNEZ...SOLVANG 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EVEN SO...AREAS OF NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST BEFORE DIMINISHING FURTHER OVERNIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA. $$ CAZ053-054-231030- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS....WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ059-231030- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1000Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...STRONGEST WESTERN VALLEY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... EXCEPT FOR BRIEF WEAKENING EACH MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND LARGE SIGNS. CROSS WINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ052-231030- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EACH NIGHT...OTHERWISE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EACH EVENING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH WEAKER WINDS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154... INCLUDING THE SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ039-231030- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-120524T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0008.120524T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND TIMING...PERIODS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR PASSES AND CANYONS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MONTECITO FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 NEAR GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING 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. 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. && $$ CAZ088-231000- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120523T1000Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 730 PM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. SIMILAR WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. && $$ KITTELL/SIRARD
221 WWUS76 KLOX 231001 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 301 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THURSDAY... .THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TODAY. TODAYS WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN TUESDAYS WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE L.A. MOUNTAINS...NOTABLY THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ON THURSDAY. CAZ039-232015- /O.CAN.KLOX.HW.A.0008.120524T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-120524T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 301 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WINDS AND TIMING...PERIODS OF NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MONTECITO FOOTHILLS. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOME LATER THIS MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 NEAR GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING 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. && $$ CAZ088-232015- /O.EXB.KLOX.HW.W.0009.120524T0100Z-120524T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-120524T0100Z/ SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 301 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATER IN THE MORNING. IN THE EARLY EVENING THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNSECURED ITEMS OR MOVE THEM INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ053-054-232015- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1600Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 301 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS....WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CAZ059-232015- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1000Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 301 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...STRONGEST WESTERN VALLEY. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY... EXCEPT FOR BRIEF WEAKENING LATER THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND LARGE SIGNS. CROSS WINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ052-232015- /O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120524T1300Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 301 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH WEAKER WINDS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN POWERLINES...TREES...AND LARGE SIGNS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 154 THROUGH THE SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELING WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ ASR
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 May 22, 11:40 AM PDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 11:40 AM PDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1140 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...NEW AVIATION DISCUSSION... .SYNOPSIS... GUSTY TO STRONG WINDS WILL BE ON THE MENU INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THE PEAK WINDS OCCURRING IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH BY FRIDAY AND INCREASE CLOUDS INTO THE WEEKEND...THEN EXIT EARLY NEXT WEEK. A GENERAL COOLING TREND AFTER TODAY FOR THE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THAT WILL REACH BELOW NORMAL BY FRIDAY...AND THEN RISE TO REACH ABOVE NORMAL ON MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY-THU)... FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND CURRENT SUITE OF WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES LOOK GOOD. AT THIS POINT...IT LOOKS LIKE THE WINDS PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND WITH A SUBTLE NORTHEAST SHIFT. THIS RAISES CONCERN FOR THE MONTECITO AREA...AND MAY UPGRADE SRN SBA COUNTY TO A WARNING FOR TOMORROW...IF NOT FOR TONIGHT AS WELL. DESPITE THE WEAKENING RIDGE...THE OFFSHORE FLOW SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES OVER THE COASTS AND VALLEYS SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH A LITTLE COOLING OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS. ***FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION*** WINDS ARE THE MAIN STORY DURING THE PERIOD. STRONG WNW FLOW HAS SET UP BEHIND A DRY FRONT THAT MOVED OVER THE AREA LAST EVENING. THE SFC PATTERN HAS TWO FACETS. ONE IS A LARGE SYNOPTIC NW PRESSURE GRADIENT ORIGINATING FROM A LARGE EAST PAC HIGH AND MOVING TOWARDS A THERMAL LOW NEAR NEEDLES. THE SECOND IS SHARP NORTH TO SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM A MESOSCALE HIGH NEAR BAKERSFIELD. THERE IS PLENTY OF SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE FRONT TO DRIVE DOWN WIND SUPPORT FROM THE FAST FLOW ALOFT. ALL OF THIS WILL COMBINE TO GIVE THREE DAYS OF WINDY CONDITIONS. THE WINDIEST AREA WILL BE THE I-5 CORRIDOR WHICH WILL SEE REGULAR GUSTS TO 60 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ANTELOPE VLY WILL ALSO SEE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THESE DESERT WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KICK UP LARGE CLOUDS OF BLOWING DUST. THE SANTA BARBARA MTNS ESP THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE WILL SEE STRONG ADVISORY GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND THE SBA SOUTH COAST AREAS NEAR THE PASSES AND CANYONS WILL ALSO SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST. THESE WINDS WILL PEAK EACH EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH LATER IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ONCE AGAIN PICKING UP IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER SUPPORT FOR THE WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATER THURSDAY MORNING AND THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE FOR GOOD THEN. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH THE PERIOD SAVE FOR SOME LOW CLOUDS OVER THE L.A. COAST EACH NIGHT THROUGH MORNING AND SOME LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY DENSE FOR OVER THE CENTRAL COAST THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY WARM TODAY ESP AWAY FROM THE COAST WHERE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S WILL BE COMMON. THE SBA SOUTH COAST WILL ALSO BE RATHER WARM AS THE ADIABATIC COMPRESSION FROM THE NORTH FLOW GIVES TEMPS THERE A LITTLE KICK. MAX TEMPS WILL FALL AS COUPLE DEGREES EACH DAY WED AND THU AS HGTS STEADILY FALL. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE WINDIER AREAS WHICH WILL BE MUCH WARMER THAN THE WIND SHELTERED AREAS. .LONG TERM (FRI-MON)... BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FRIDAY FOR THE START OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ALL MEDIUM RANGE MDLS AGREE THAT A COOL UPPER LOW WILL RETROGRADE OUT OF IDAHO AND INTO CALIFORNIA. HOW COOL IS THE MAIN QUESTION. THE GFS IS THE WARMEST AND LOWERS HGTS TO 574 DM...THE EC IS COOLER WITH 566 DM HGTS...AND THE GEM AND THE NAM ARE FORECASTING A FAIRLY OTHER-WORLDLY 557 DM. MAX TEMPS SHOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE RAPIDLY LOWERING HGTS SHOULD SPIN UP A MARINE CLOUD LAYER THAT WILL COVER THE COASTS AND VLYS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION. NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THE OFFSHORE FLOW SHOULD KEEP THE MARINE LAYER CLOUDS AT BAY. IT WILL STILL BE FAIRLY COOL SATURDAY BUT A NICE WARMING TREND WILL KICK IN SUNDAY AND LAST INTO MONDAY. && .AVIATION...22/1800Z. AMDAR DATA SHOWS THE MARINE LAYER DEPTH AT 1100 FEET NEAR KLAX THIS MORNING. THE MARINE CLOUDS WERE CLEARING IN MOST SECTIONS AND WE ARE EXPECTING VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY. THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN HOWEVER WILL BE WIND. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TURBULENCE NEAR MOUNTAIN RANGES LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR NEAR KSBA BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST FOR KPMD AND KWJF STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. THE MARINE CLOUDS WILL RETURN TO THE LA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS. KLAX...GOOD CONFIDENCE THAT VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS WITH MARINE CLOUDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THE TIMING OF LOW CLOUD ARRIVAL VARYING BY AS MUCH AS A FEW HOURS. KBUR...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR BEGINNING TONIGHT. && .MARINE... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY...WITH STORM FORCE GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS EXPECTED MAINLY WELL OFFSHORE AND NORTHWEST OF SAN NICOLAS ISLAND. AS A RESULT...A STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE VERY STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DURING THIS PEAK... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. DUE TO THE STRENGTH AND DURATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS...POSSIBLY REACHING HEIGHTS OF 12 TO 14 FEET BY MIDWEEK. THE EXPECTED STRENGTH AND DURATION OF THIS GALE FORCE WIND EVENT AND ASSOCIATED HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. PLEASE SEE LAXMWWLOX AND LAXMWSLOX FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE GALE AND STORM WARNINGS. && .LOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING (SEE LAXNPWLOX). WIND ADVISORY (SEE LAXNPWLOX). STORM WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). GALE WARNING (SEE LAXMWWLOX). SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY (SEE LAXMWWLOX). MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT (SEE LAXMWSLOX). && PUBLIC...KITTELL/RORKE AVIATION...SWEET SYNOPSIS...SETO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 6:00 AM PDT, 8 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT TUE MAY 22 2012 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-231300- 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 MAY 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION...WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER THE I-5 CORRIDOR...SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. STRONG STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE WATERS OFF THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * STORM WARNING..............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION...WITH POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVER THE I-5 CORRIDOR...SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. STRONG STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE WATERS OFF THE CENTRAL COAST...WITH DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE CENTRAL COAST...SANTA YNEZ VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL BRING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT MAY REMAIN WINDY THROUGH FRIDAY. * HIGH WIND WARNING..........SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * STORM WARNING..............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 9:17 PM PDT | Storm Warning | LOX | 60 hr | |
| May 22, 3:17 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 48 hr | |
| May 22, 3:39 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | LOX | 65 hr | |
| May 22, 2:25 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LOX | 39 hr |
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