Tuesday, February 18, 2014

[californiadisasters] Sundowner Wind Watches (2/18/14-AM)



...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND  WEDNESDAY EVENING...    .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS TO THE NORTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON  AND EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH...A STRONG NORTHWEST TO  NORTH PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA  WEDNESDAY. THIS STRONG GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND  GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH  POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA  COUNTY.    CAZ052-181430-  /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0002.140219T1200Z-140220T0600Z/  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-  INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS...  SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA  1015 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014    ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...    * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH    WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.    * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY    MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.    * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY    FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING    TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...    AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE    AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154...AND 192...ESPECIALLY    NEAR GAVIOTA... SAN MARCOS PASS...AND BELOW THE HILLS OF    MONTECITO.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO  SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF  STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO  OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.    &&    $$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA  1015 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014    ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND  WEDNESDAY EVENING...    .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS TO THE NORTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON  AND EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THIS TROUGH...A STRONG NORTHWEST TO  NORTH PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA  WEDNESDAY. THIS STRONG GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STRONG AND  GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH  POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA...VENTURA AND LOS  ANGELES COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA  COUNTY.    CAZ039-181430-  /O.CON.KLOX.HW.A.0002.140219T1200Z-140220T0600Z/  SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-  INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...CARPINTERIA  1015 PM PST MON FEB 17 2014    ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...    * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH    BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.    * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY    MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.    * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY    FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES TOWING    TRAILERS. WINDS THIS STRONG MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...    AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE    AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154...AND 192...ESPECIALLY    NEAR GAVIOTA... SAN MARCOS PASS...AND BELOW THE HILLS OF    MONTECITO.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...    A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR  POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. BE PREPARED TO  SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE IN ADVANCE OF THE ONSET OF  STRONG WINDS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO  OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE.  
Source: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard


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