Weather Alert Detail

Event: Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory issued October 16 at 3:48AM PDT until October 16 at 12:00PM PDT by NWS Oxnard

...GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY... .MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT WIND PRONE AREAS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE AROUND 45 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH ACROSS THE VENTURA COUNTY VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA AND NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. THERE WILL ALSO BE GUSTS TO 35 MPH FROM THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS TO MALIBU. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...FROM MALIBU TO THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS...BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL. MAJOR ROADWAYS IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 405 AND HIGHWAY 1.