Posted on 01/22/2011 6:29:48 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
An area of high pressure that typically promotes calm weather will actually spell trouble for parts of California the rest of this weekend.
The high will be the culprit behind dense fog returning to the state's Central Valley, as well as another Santa Ana wind event over Southern California.
Both dangers will develop tonight and persist into Sunday, especially the first part of the day.
The winds will gust between 45 and 65 mph with those highest gusts set to be recorded in the mountains.
As is typical during any Santa Ana wind event, the strongest winds will howl across the mountains and through and below northeast-southwest oriented passes and canyons. Oxnard will turn windy, but not Downtown Los Angeles and San Diego.
The strength of the winds tonight into Sunday could down trees, power lines and road signs. Unsecured parts of buildings and lawn items may sustain damage.
The winds also threaten to overturn or steer semi-trucks and campers off roadways. This danger pertains to those motorists planning to travel out of Interstate 15's Cajon Pass towards Los Angeles.
As was the case earlier this week, a high fire danger will not accompany this Santa Ana wind event. The region's soil and vegetation remain moist from December's onslaught of torrential rain.
(Excerpt) Read more at accuweather.com ...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY.
* TIMING: WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING WITH STRONGEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND 55 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES AND COASTAL FOOTHILLS OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.
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High Wind warning!
Oh jeez,
if it’s not rain, then it’s mud slides, or earthquakes, or overpaid state employees, or wind is blowing, or fire.
Seems like all they do in Kalipornia is complain.....
I HATE the winds!
I HATE the winds!
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Thanks for the Ping, Ernest. I completely missed hearing the weather forecast today on the news. When they issue these wind warnings, they also should issue an allergy warning.
Come on, BG. This is FR. We are all Friends here. How do you REALLY feel?
Related thread:
Tomorrow we are going to be at 76dF....
And got to slip this in here...:
The Metrology of Thermometers ( Can we really measure the Global Temperature?)
This afternoon I sent a pic to family back East. My deck thermometer shows 76 F (in the shade). Winds are calm and the sky is CAVU. Blue and sunny here in N. California.
You must be talking about that area of CA that is 400 plus miles south of here. LOL.
Muzzies will be out trying to start fires.
Nut’s and fruits of all sorts...will be out.
Fog was so bad Friday morning I thought I was driving in a marshmallow.
So I guess that means that you don't like the winds very much, eh?
I know what you are doing....
Well don’t tell BG, she thinks I’m a bartender...
ROFL!
Boo Hoo Hoo.
You can have the below zero crap we got right now... :)
Nam Vet
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