Attn SoCal members

High winds expected for the next few days. Have your flashlights,candles,batteries,etc @ the ready. You might plug in those phones and get a full charge in case the winds knock out power.

You have been warned!




Local Weather Alert

High Wind Warning for Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley, CA

until 12:00 PM PST, Fri., Dec 02, 2011

Issued by The National Weather Service
Los Angeles, CA

Wed, Nov 30, 2011, 5:47 PM PST

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Updated Nov 30, 2011, 5:45pm PST







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... HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY...
* WINDS... NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH... STRONGEST BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.
* TIMING... WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING THEN REMAIN VERY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... EXCEPT FOR A PERIOD OF WEAKER WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS... VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES AND POWER LINES... KNOCKING DOWN OUTDOOR OBJECTS... CREATING FLYING DEBRIS... AND CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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... VERY STRONG WIND EVENT WITH DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY...
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE DOWN THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA STATE LINE TONIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL ALIGN IN A WAY FAVORABLE FOR A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE WIND EVENT STARTING THIS EVENING AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF... VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COASTAL AREAS. THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTH COAST WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW BEFORE THE WINDS REACH THEIR PEAK. CLOSE ALL WINDOWS AND SECURE ALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE.
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO... AS WELL AS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WHERE BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL LIMIT DRIVING VISIBILITY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE ARE WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

 

wont effect me the last big winds like few years back didnt do much damage besides knock some trees down on Euclid Ave. and blew both sides of my fences down.

 

hmm

 

That should make my drive home on the 405 just that much better....