Full Notification

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS EXTENDED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. THIS ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.

GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR..

* TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

* IMPACTS: THE GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154. ..ESPECIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA PASS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AFFECT...SAN MARCOS PASS AND THE HILLS NEAR MONTECITO LATER THIS EVENING.

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH FROM THE GREAT BASIN INTO THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

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.