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Wind Advisory 33, NWS Los Angeles, CA

April 17, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Apr 17, 2012, 7:46 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2012, 7:46 PM PDT (02:46 UTC)
Expired
Apr 18, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

209 
WWUS76 KLOX 180246
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
746 PM PDT TUE APR 17 2012

...GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT...

.A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY
SUNDOWNER WINDS TO THE PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ039-181000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0033.120418T0246Z-120418T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
746 PM PDT TUE APR 17 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...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS
  TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS
  FROM GAVIOTA PASS TO SAN MARCOS PASS.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS
  INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA PASS AND
  SAN MARCOS PASS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ052-181000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0033.120418T0246Z-120418T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
746 PM PDT TUE APR 17 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...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PASSES AND
  CANYONS THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOCUSED ACROSS
  WESTERN PORTIONS FROM GAVIOTA PASS TO SAN MARCOS PASS. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION OVERNIGHT...
  AFFECTING THE MONTECITO HILLS AREA.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS
  101 AND 154...ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS.

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.

&&

$$

GOMBERG
1 follow-up statement
192 
WWUS76 KLOX 181005
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
305 AM PDT WED APR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORIES ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.THE LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS HAD DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

CAZ039-052-181115-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120418T1000Z/
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
305 AM PDT WED APR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIDESPREAD NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND
AREAL COVERAGE. HOWEVER...LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL STILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING.

$$

RAT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 9:33 PM PDTGale WarningLOX29 hr
Apr 18, 12:54 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOX20 hr

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Sources

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