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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Los Angeles, CA

January 20, 2021Los Angeles County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2021, 6:06 PM PST for Los Angeles County, California. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2021, 6:06 PM PST (02:06 UTC)
Expired
Jan 20, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Los Angeles County, CA

The radar

The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2021-01-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 00:00Z on 2021-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

534 
WWUS76 KLOX 210206
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
606 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

CAZ053-054-210600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210121T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0011.210121T0206Z-210121T0600Z/
Ventura County Mountains-
Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range-
Including the cities of Lockwood Valley, Mount Pinos, Acton, 
Mount Wilson, and Sandberg
606 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Ventura County Mountains and Los Angeles County 
  Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and 
  make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CAZ044-045-210600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210121T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0011.210121T0206Z-210121T0600Z/
Ventura County Interior Valleys-Ventura County Coastal Valleys-
Including the cities of Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ojai, Piru, 
Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Moorpark, and Newbury Park
606 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Ventura County Interior Valleys and Ventura County 
  Coastal Valleys.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and 
  make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CAZ088-547-210600-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210121T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.WI.Y.0011.210121T0206Z-210121T0600Z/
Santa Clarita Valley-Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley-
Including the cities of Santa Clarita, Newhall, Valencia, 
Woodland Hills, Northridge, Burbank, and Universal City
606 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Santa Clarita Valley and San Fernando Valley.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and 
  make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

CAZ040-046-210315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210121T0200Z/
Ventura County Coast-Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area-
Including the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, and Camarillo
606 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$

CAZ041-210315-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210121T0200Z/
Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles-
Including the cities of Malibu, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, 
Hollywood, and Long Beach
606 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

$$
1 follow-up statement
032 
WWUS76 KLOX 210603
NPWLOX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
1003 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

CAZ044-045-053-054-088-547-210715-
/O.EXP.KLOX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210121T0600Z/
Ventura County Interior Valleys-Ventura County Coastal Valleys-
Ventura County Mountains-
Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range-
Santa Clarita Valley-Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley-
Including the cities of Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ojai, Piru, 
Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Newbury Park, 
Lockwood Valley, Mount Pinos, Acton, Mount Wilson, Sandberg, 
Santa Clarita, Newhall, Valencia, Woodland Hills, Northridge, 
Burbank, and Universal City
1003 PM PST Wed Jan 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

The winds have diminished to below advisory levels.

$$

ASR

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.