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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
300 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...ANOTHER BREEZY DAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...

.ANOTHER BREEZY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE FORECAST FOR THE CENTRAL
COAST AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE
WILL STILL BE GUSTY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND BELOW
PASSES AND CANYON ALONG THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST BUT THESE
WINDS WILL LIKELY BE JUST UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA.

CAZ059-231800-
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ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
300 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS WESTERN
  PORTIONS. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE
  GUSTY WINDS ARE HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE
  PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052>054-231100-
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...
ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
300 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED
THE WIND ADVISORY.

WIND GUSTS ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH WHICH IS JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ARE FORECAST FOR LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

CAZ034-035-231800-
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN LUIS OBISPO...PISMO BEACH...
MORRO BAY...CAMBRIA...SAN SIMEON...SANTA MARIA...LOMPOC...
VANDENBERG
300 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE
  IMMEDIATE COAST AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE
  GUSTY WINDS ARE HIGHWAYS 1 AND 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ASR