Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 78, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Dec 6, 2012, 7:31 PM PST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2012, 7:31 PM PST (03:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2012, 2:13 AM PST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
711 WWUS76 KLOX 070331 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 731 PM PST THU DEC 6 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST AND MOUNTAINS... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST AND MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY IN THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR THE COASTAL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BELOW AND THROUGH THE PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY LATE TONIGHT. CAZ039-071100- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0078.121207T0331Z-121207T1100Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA 731 PM PST THU DEC 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING QUICKLY. * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST AND INTO GAVIOTA PASS...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 154 BELOW 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. && $$ CAZ052-071100- /O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0078.121207T0331Z-121207T1100Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 731 PM PST THU DEC 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THEN DIMINISHING QUICKLY. * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON HIGHWAY 101 THROUGH GAVIOTA PASS...AND ALONG HIGHWAY 154 THROUGH SAN MARCOS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SIRARD
1 follow-up statement
884 WWUS76 KLOX 071013 NPWLOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 213 AM PST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... .AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LOS ANGELES COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING. THE DENSE FOG IS AFFECTING LONG BEACH AND SAN PEDRO TO LOS ANGELES AIRPORT. THIS THIS DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH A BIT FARTHER NORTH AFFECTING SANTA MONICA AND MALIBU AND SURROUNDING AREAS NEAR THE COAST OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FOG SHOULD BEGIN TO LIFT BY MID MORNING. CAZ039-052-071115- /O.CAN.KLOX.WI.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-121207T1100Z/ 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 213 AM PST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CAN CELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST AS NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME OVER THE LAST HOUR. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ABOVE THE FOOTHILLS OF MONTECITO THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$ CAZ041-071700- /O.NEW.KLOX.FG.Y.0023.121207T1013Z-121207T1700Z/ LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALIBU...SANTA MONICA...BEVERLY HILLS... HOLLYWOOD...LONG BEACH 213 AM PST FRI DEC 7 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...DENSE FOG THROUGH MID MORNING...WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITIES AS FOG LIFTS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE DENSE FOG IN AND AROUND THE LONG BEACH AREA...GARDENA...AND WEST LOS ANGELES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES AIRPORT. SOME HIGHWAYS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE THE 710...110...405 AND PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. FOG CAN ALSO MAKE ROAD SURFACES SLICK SO AVOID USING EXCESSIVE SPEED. && $$ KAPLAN/ASR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2:13 AM PST | Dense Fog Advisory | LOX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 7, 10:05 AM PST | Fire Weather Watch | LOX | Los Angeles | 48 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:23 PM PST | High Wind Watch | LOX | 24 hr |
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Sources
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