CA: HIGH WIND WATCH .. SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND high Tides AREAS OF COASTAL ORANGE COUNTY...

Accuweather ^ | 925 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007 | NWS

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
925 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ALL THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND VALLEYS OF
SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF COASTAL ORANGE COUNTY
FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING A PERIOD
OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS LATE CHRISTMAS EVE THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY.

CAZ042-241400-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0012.071225T0800Z-071225T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
925 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BELOW CANYONS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING...THEN DIMINISH DURING THE
AFTERNOON OF CHRISTMAS DAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AND MAKE DRIVING
HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING HIGH
WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1253 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007

CAZ042-043-241015-
/O.CON.KSGX.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-071225T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1253 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
TUESDAY...

MORNING ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY OCCUR DURING THIS
PERIOD. THE MAIN AREAS OF POTENTIAL MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL BE
AT LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SUCH AS HUNTINGTON BEACH...SEAL BEACH
AND SUNSET BEACH ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN ORANGE COUNTY
AND LA JOLLA...DEL MAR AND CARDIFF ALONG HIGHWAY 101 IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY.

PREDICTED ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES AT THE SAN DIEGO BROADWAY
PIER...

MONDAY..........7.5 FEET AT 829 AM.
CHRISTMAS DAY...7.3 FEET AT 916 AM.
WEDNESDAY.......6.8 FEET AT 1002 AM.

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS OR HIGH
SURF AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

stormwatch ping.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

....another ping list....

[KylaStarr]

Thank you for the heads up Ernest!

[skimask]

I just got back from Orange County and not only is the wind blowin, it’s quite warm down there too.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Warm is good for old bones.

[BurbankKarl]

I was up in the Tehachapis today....where it was pleasant until about 3pm then got cold...by the time I got back to LA I was almost sweating again!

[yorkie]

Did you get my question, today, BK?

[djf]

Good Luck SoCal Freepers! Here in the northwest, we usually get two or three hellacious pounding windstorms per year.

You can put your earthquake kits to good use!

[bd476]

Thanks for the ping and Merry Christmas, Ernest!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Merry Christmas to you and all of the good Freepers.