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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 600 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013 CAZ034>041-044>046-051>054-059-087-088-547-548-231300- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST- LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY- LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY- 600 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION TODAY AND NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE LARGE...STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS IN THOSE AREAS. HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON ALL BEACHES. WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON THE CENTRAL COAST...IN THE MOUNTAINS...IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING ON THE CENTRAL COAST...BUT NOT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT ELSEWHERE. AS WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF THE LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND HUMIDITY LEVELS DROP...FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED. AS A RESULT...THESE AREAS COULD EXPERIENCE BRIEF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT THE DURATION OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LONG ENOUGH FOR THE ISSUANCE OF RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR THIS EVENT. * WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KLOX - NPWLOX FOR DETAILS * * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GALE FORCE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS AND THE NEAR SHORE WATERS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. LARGE...STEEP AND DANGEROUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN THOSE AREAS. HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT THE BEACHES OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND WESTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND WEST FACING BEACHES OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES THURSDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON ALL BEACHES THURSDAY. WINDS MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS ON THE CENTRAL COAST...IN THE MOUNTAINS...IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * GALE WARNING...............SEE WHUS76 KLOX - MWWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH SURF ADVISORY.........SEE WHUS46 KLOX - CFWLOX FOR DETAILS * * HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK......SEE FZUS56 KLOX - SRFLOX FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. $$
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS CALIFORNIA TODAY BRINGING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW TO THE REGION. NORTH TO SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...CENTRAL COAST... MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS. CAZ039-052-221915- /O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0044.130522T2200Z-130523T1000Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO... CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA... DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 459 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SPREADING EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS ARE HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...INCLUDING GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN MARCOS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$