Weather Alert Detail

Event: Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory issued October 16 at 3:48AM PDT until October 16 at 3:00PM 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 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN MORE FAVORED AREAS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS 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 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 AND THE CANYONS THROUGH THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS.