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Wind Advisory 71, NWS Los Angeles, CA

August 17, 2025Santa Barbara County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Aug 17, 2025, 1:55 AM PDT for Santa Barbara County, California. It took effect at Aug 17, 2025, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2025, 1:55 AM PDT (08:55 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 17, 2025, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 18, 2025, 6:00 AM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Los Angeles, CA

County Santa Barbara County, CA

The radar

The Vandenberg AFB radar (KVBX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Los Angeles, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 9:09 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX111 min
Aug 17, 1:19 PM PDTFire Weather WatchLOXLos Angeles, Ventura24 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.