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Wind Advisory 53, NWS Los Angeles, CA

July 26, 2026Santa Barbara County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Jul 26, 2026, 11:26 AM PDT for Santa Barbara County, California. It took effect at Jul 26, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2026, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 26, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 27, 2026, 3:00 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 18:26 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
Jul 26, 2:06 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLOX49 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.