...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN ACROSS CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY
BRINGING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW TO THE REGION. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...CENTRAL COAST...
MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS.

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA BARBARA...MONTECITO...
CARPINTERIA...SAN MARCOS PASS...SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
956 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013



...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS...AREAS OF NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BELOW AND THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FOCUSED ACROSS WESTERN
PORTIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SPREADING EASTWARD DURING THE
EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY
WINDS ARE HIGHWAYS 101 AND 154...INCLUDING GAVIOTA PASS AND SAN
MARCOS PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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