NWS has upgraded the Montecito, SB and Carpinteria areas to a HIGH WIND WARNING until 3 AM Thursday 
413 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox/
HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING THROUGH AND BELOW THE WIND PRONE PASSES OF THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR INITIALLY NEAR GAVIOTA THEN SHIFT TO THE FOOTHILLS OF MONTECITO.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES...KNOCKING DOWN OUTDOOR OBJECTS CREATING FLYING DEBRIS AND CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHWAY 154...192...246 AND HIGHWAY 101.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Address/Location
Montecito Fire Protection District
595 San Ysidro Rd
Montecito, CA 93108
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-969-7762
