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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
346 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

.AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...PRODUCING A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
(GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH) WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON. BY
THIS EVENING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL START UP ACROSS SOUTHERN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE
SANTA YNEZ RANGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MONTECITO AREA.

EARLY ON WEDNESDAY...THE FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AS THE
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THE FOCUS OF
THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES WITH
STRONG AND DAMAGING NORTHEAST WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED
ACROSS MANY VALLEY AND COASTAL AREAS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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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
346 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN PEAK EARLY
THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND DAWN WEDNESDAY. THE
STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE IN AND AROUND THE MONTECITO
AREA.

* IMPACTS...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 WARNING MEANS THAT DAMAGING HIGH WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
GREATER ARE LIKELY OR IMMINENT. 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.