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Thursday August 13th, 2015 :: 07:06 p.m. PDT

Advisory

Wind Advisoryissued for Santa Barbara South Coast and Mountains through 3:00 a.m. tomorrow.

Event: Wind Advisory
Alert:
...DANGEROUS HEAT ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMBINED
WITH WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY
HOT WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY. AREAS UNDER AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
WILL LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT HEAT RELATED IMPACTS. A SLOW COOLING
TREND IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING BY
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM
PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...MAINLY FROM GAVIOTA
TO GOLETA.

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS...EXCEPT LOCAL GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MOSTLY
BE CONFINED TO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SANTA YNEZ RANGE.

* TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REACH 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER
FOR MANY LOWER ELEVATION AREAS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FRIDAY...
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGHWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS
TONIGHT INCLUDE HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN GOLETA AND GAVIOTA...AND
HIGHWAY 154 IN THE VICINITY OF SAN MARCOS PASS. THE PROLONGED
HEAT WAVE WILL BRING THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THOSE AT HIGHEST RISK INCLUDE CHILDREN...THE
ELDERLY...AND PETS WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER.

Instructions: WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS.
Target Area:
Santa Barbara County South Coast
Santa Barbara County Mountains

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