Non-Precipitation Warnings / Watches / Advisories
Issued by NWS Los Angeles, CA

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS CALIFORNIA TODAY
BRINGING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW TO THE REGION. NORTH TO SOUTH
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA
SOUTH COAST...CENTRAL COAST... MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY.
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.

CAZ059-221915-
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ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ034-035-221915-
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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
459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ039-052-221915-
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
  CANYONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FOCUSED ACROSS
  WESTERN PORTIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SPREADING
  EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE
  GUSTY WINDS ARE HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...INCLUDING GAVIOTA PASS
  AND SAN MARCOS PASS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ053-054-221915-
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VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE
  INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY
  WINDS.

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.

&&

$$


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