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Wind Advisory 55, NWS Los Angeles, CA

August 18, 2026Santa Barbara County, California

NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this wind advisory at Aug 18, 2026, 7:33 PM PDT for Santa Barbara County, California. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2026, 7:33 PM PDT (02:33 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2026, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
6 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 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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.