Advisory
NWS High Wind Advisory Until 3:00 am for Santa Barbara South Coast and Mountains
Per the National Weather Service,
Event: | Wind Advisory |
Alert: |
...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST... .A TIGHTENING OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY WILL GENERATE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH COAST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS...WHERE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN FAVORED LOCATIONS...SUCH AS MONTECITO HILLS. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE HILLS. * IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE HIGHWAYS 101...154...AND 192. DUE TO THE WEAKENING OF MANY TREES CAUSED BY THE DROUGHT...ADDITIONAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND. |
Instructions: | WHEN DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS. |
Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts
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Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526