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Wind Advisory 42, NWS Los Angeles, CA

May 16, 2012

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at May 16, 2012, 2:20 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2012, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2012, 2:57 AM PDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

The text

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

837 
WWUS76 KLOX 162120
NPWLOX

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

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THIS
EVENING...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF
THE SANTA YNEZ RIDGE...INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 THROUGH THE
SAN MARCOS AND GAVIOTA PASSES.

CAZ039-170530-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0042.120516T2120Z-120517T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
220 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* 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. 

&&

$$

CAZ052-170530-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0042.120516T2120Z-120517T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
220 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 154 THROUGH 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. 

&&

$$

WOFFORD
2 follow-up statements
278 
WWUS76 KLOX 170527
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1027 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
THIS TONIGHT...

.GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH
AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RIDGE...INCLUDING
HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154 THROUGH THE SAN MARCOS AND GAVIOTA PASSES.

CAZ039-171000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120517T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
1027 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ052-171000-
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120517T1000Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
1027 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

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

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 154 THROUGH 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
233 
WWUS76 KLOX 170957
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
257 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

.AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...MOVING ACROSS THE STATE TODAY...WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH TONIGHT. ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AN INCREASING ONSHORE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE ADVISORY-LEVEL WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LIKELY.

BEHIND THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
STRONGEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. IN THESE
AREAS...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

CAZ039-171800-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120517T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0043.120517T2200Z-120518T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA
257 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THE GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING...BEFORE
  SUBSIDING FRIDAY MORNING. 

* 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ052-171800-
/O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120517T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0043.120517T2200Z-120518T1600Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
257 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...THE GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING...BEFORE
  SUBSIDING FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
  THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS. 

* 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ059-171800-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0043.120517T2200Z-120518T1300Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
257 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

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

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...THE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ACROSS AREA ROADS SUCH AS STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138. THERE WILL BE
  HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-171800-
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0043.120518T0100Z-120518T1300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
257 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

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

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 FRIDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...THE GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING...BEFORE SLOWLY
  SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE 5. 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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