Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range (CAZ054) California Issued by the National Weather Service

 

Wind Advisory Wind Advisory - Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range (California)


Updated:Thu, 17-May-2012 2:57am PDT
Effective:Thu, 17-May-2012 2:57am PDT
Expires:Thu, 17-May-2012 11:00am PDT
Severity:Minor
Urgency:Expected
Certainty:Likely
Status:Actual
Type:Alert
Category:Met

Areas affected: Los Angeles County Mountains excluding the Santa Monica Range; Ventura County Mountains
 
Instructions: A wind advisory means that winds of 35 mph or greater are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... Especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Message summary: ...gusty winds expected across the mountains and deserts...
.an upper-level trough...moving across the state today...will produce strong and gusty winds across the mountains and deserts through tonight. Across the antelope valley...an increasing onshore pressure gradient will generate advisory-level winds this afternoon and tonight with gusts to 50 mph likely. Behind the upper-level trough...northwest to north winds will increase across the area late this afternoon and evening. The strongest northwesterly winds are expected across southern santa barbara county as well as the interstate 5 corridor. In these areas...wind gusts around 50 mph will be possible.
...wind advisory in effect from 6 pm this evening to 6 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 6 am pdt friday.
* winds...northwest to north winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph can be expected.
* timing...the gusty northwest to north winds will increase late this afternoon...peak in strength this evening...before slowly subsiding late tonight.
* impacts...gusty winds will create hazardous driving conditions on area roads...especially interstate 5. Travelling will be especially difficult for those driving high profile vehicles.
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