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High Wind Watch 8, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 22, 2012

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
3 follow-up statements
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 9:17 PM PDTStorm WarningLOX60 hr
May 22, 3:17 AM PDTWind AdvisoryLOX48 hr
May 22, 3:39 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX65 hr
May 22, 2:25 PM PDTRed Flag WarningLOX39 hr

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Sources

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