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Wednesday November 18th, 2015 :: 08:00 p.m. PST

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.

 

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