Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 33, NWS Los Angeles, CA
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 9:33 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 29 hr | |
| Apr 18, 12:54 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 20 hr |
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Sources
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