Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 40, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at May 14, 2012, 10:01 PM PDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2012, 10:01 PM PDT (05:01 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925 WWUS76 KLOX 150501 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1001 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND SANTA YNEZ RANGE TONIGHT... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS GENERATED GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND ADJACENT SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TO ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT. CAZ039-052-151000- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0040.120515T0501Z-120515T1000Z/ 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 1001 PM PDT MON MAY 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR WESTERN PORTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND SANTA YNEZ RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS FROM GAVIOTA PASS TO SAN MARCOS PASS. * IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE 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. && $$ GOMBERG
1 follow-up statement
112 WWUS76 KLOX 151007 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 307 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORIES HAVE EXPIRED... .THE LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INDICATED THE GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH WIND ADVISORIES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT...LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AROUND GAVIOTA. ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING...SUNDOWNER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. CAZ039-052-151115- /O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-120515T1000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO... CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA... DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 307 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INDICATED THE GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH WIND ADVISORIES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT...LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AROUND GAVIOTA. $$ RAT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 9:20 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LOX | 18 hr | |
| May 15, 2:34 PM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 24 hr |
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Sources
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