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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 8, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2012, 8:46 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2012, 8:46 PM PDT (03:46 UTC)
Expired
May 9, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

198 
WWUS76 KLOX 090346
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
846 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY...

.A MILD SUNDOWNER HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SANTA
BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND ADJACENT SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

CAZ039-052-091000-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0039.120509T0346Z-120509T1000Z/
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
846 PM PDT TUE MAY 8 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...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
  CANYONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 IN
  SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

KAPLAN
2 follow-up statements
661 
WWUS76 KLOX 090909
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
209 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

CAZ034-035-091600-
/O.NEW.KLOX.FG.Y.0005.120509T0909Z-120509T1600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG
209 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING.

* TIMING AND VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL COAST
  UNTIL MID MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101...STATE ROADS 135 AND 246...CITY
  STREETS AND RURAL ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SUDDEN DROPS IN
  VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. FOG CAN
ALSO MAKE ROAD SURFACES SLICK SO AVOID USING EXCESSIVE SPEED.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-091015-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120509T1000Z/
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
209 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND 
  CANYONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELLING ALONG HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 IN 
  SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. 

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
434 
WWUS76 KLOX 091004
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
304 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

CAZ039-052-091115-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120509T1000Z/
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
304 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
MORNING THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.

$$

CAZ034-035-091600-
/O.CON.KLOX.FG.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120509T1600Z/
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG
304 AM PDT WED MAY 9 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING AND VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL 
  COAST UNTIL MID MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101...STATE ROADS 135 AND 246...CITY 
  STREETS AND RURAL ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY SUDDEN DROPS IN 
  VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. FOG CAN
ALSO MAKE ROAD SURFACES SLICK SO AVOID USING EXCESSIVE SPEED.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 2:09 AM PDTDense Fog AdvisoryLOX7 hr
May 9, 3:15 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX48 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.