NPWLAX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
330 AM PDT TUE JUN 12 2001

...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
   HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

...WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND
   FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES..

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING
HAS CAUSED A SHARP NORTH TO SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE STATE. LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WERE ALREADY
BEING REPORTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DROP
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT...
CAUSING WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE CALIFORNIA TO BECOME
INCREASINGLY STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST. AS A RESULT...GUSTY WINDS IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED
TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATER TODAY...WITH
LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY.

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BELOW PASSES
AND CANYONS OF SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AGAIN THIS EVENING...AND
WIND ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED. WINDS MAY ALSO REACH ADVISORY
LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND
SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES AS WELL.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES
TOWING TRAILER...SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY
AREA TODAY. MAINTAIN A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL...AND BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS. BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND SAND IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WHICH MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

CAZ053-054-121330-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...

FOR AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ052-121330-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...

FOR AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH BECOMING WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ059-121330-
ANTELOPE VALLEY-

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 9 PM...

FOR AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
55 MPH BECOMING WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.

$$

CAZ039-121330-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS AGAIN THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED AGAIN TONIGHT.

$$

SOME WIND REPORTS FROM 3 AM...

SANDBERG................................NORTHWEST 40 GUSTING TO 49 MPH.
CAMP NINE (ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST).....NORTHWEST 26 GUSTING TO 41 MPH.
WARM SPRINGS............................NORTHWEST 23 GUSTING TO 53 MPH.
LANCASTER....................................WEST 32 GUSTING TO 37 MPH.
POPPY PARK...................................WEST 26 GUSTING TO 42 MPH.

$$

BRUNO


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