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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 15, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at May 15, 2012, 9:20 AM PDT. It took effect at May 15, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 2012, 9:20 AM PDT (16:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 15, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 16, 2012, 2:54 AM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

940 
WWUS76 KLOX 151620
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
920 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA...

.INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
THROUGH NEVADA WILL HELP GENERATE GUSTY WINDS IN SOME AREAS
INCLUDING SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THROUGH THE
GRAPEVINE. GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH OVER THE PEAKS
SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

CAZ039-160030-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.120515T2200Z-120516T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
920 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-160030-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.120516T0100Z-120516T1300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
920 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH OVER THE SURROUNDING PEAKS OF THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 158...ESPECIALLY
  FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. 

&&

$$

WOFFORD
3 follow-up statements
787 
WWUS76 KLOX 151637
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
937 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA...

.INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
THROUGH NEVADA WILL HELP GENERATE GUSTY WINDS IN SOME AREAS
INCLUDING SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THROUGH THE
GRAPEVINE. GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH OVER THE PEAKS
SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

CAZ052-160045-
/O.EXA.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.120515T2200Z-120516T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
937 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
  STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ
  RANGE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 154...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

$$

CAZ039-160045-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.120515T2200Z-120516T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
937 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-160045-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.120516T0100Z-120516T1300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
937 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST 
  THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 60 
  MPH OVER THE SURROUNDING PEAKS OF THE GRAPEVINE. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 158...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

$$

WOFFORD
224 
WWUS76 KLOX 160042
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
542 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA...

.INCREASING NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING
THROUGH NEVADA WILL HELP GENERATE GUSTY WINDS IN SOME AREAS
INCLUDING SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THROUGH THE
GRAPEVINE. GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH OVER
THE PEAKS SURROUNDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

CAZ039-161000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120516T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
542 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELLING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-161045-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.120516T0100Z-120516T1300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
542 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED GUSTS TO
  AROUND 60 MPH OVER THE SURROUNDING PEAKS OF THE GRAPEVINE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON INTERSTATE 5...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

$$

CAZ052-161000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120516T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
542 PM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA 
  YNEZ RANGE. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. TRAVELLING 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.

&&

$$

GOMBERG/WOFFORD
646 
WWUS76 KLOX 160954
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
254 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...

.THE LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS HAD DIMINISHED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED.

ALTHOUGH ADVISORIES ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT...LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE.

CAZ053-054-161100-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120516T1300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
254 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

ALTHOUGH AN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE.

$$

CAZ039-052-161100-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-120516T1000Z/
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
254 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

ALTHOUGH AN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...LOCAL NORTHERLY WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SUNDOWNER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE
ISSUED. 

$$

RAT

The office that day

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IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 10:01 PM PDTWind AdvisoryLOX5 hr
May 15, 2:34 PM PDTGale WatchLOX24 hr

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