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Event: Wind Advisory
Alert:
...GUSTY SUNDOWNER WINDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE SANTA
YNEZ RANGE AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...

.A TIGHTENING NORTHWEST PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL GENERATE INCREASING
SUNDOWNER WINDS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE SANTA YNEZ
RANGE AND SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS FROM GAVIOTA TO GOLETA. THE GUSTY
WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BRING
ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER
MONDAY...POTENTIALLY REACHING ADVISORY LEVEL STRENGTH ONCE AGAIN.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS FROM
GAVIOTA TO GOLETA.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 101 THROUGH
GAVIOTA. THE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL ALSO BRING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER TO THE ADVISORY AREA.
Instructions: WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS.
Target Area:
Santa Barbara County Mountains
Santa Barbara County South Coast