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Wind Advisory 72, NWS Los Angeles, CA

August 18, 2025Santa Barbara County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Aug 18, 2025, 1:56 AM PDT for Santa Barbara County, California. It took effect at Aug 18, 2025, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2025, 1:56 AM PDT (08:56 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 18, 2025, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 19, 2025, 2:24 AM PDT
In force
8 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 08:57 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 17, 7:37 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX31 hr
Aug 18, 1:56 AM PDTExtreme Heat WatchLOXLos Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura34 hr
Aug 18, 1:16 PM PDTFire Weather WatchLOXSan Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura24 hr
Aug 18, 1:16 PM PDTRed Flag WarningLOXLos Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura5 days

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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.