Weather

FOR: VENTURA COUNTY COAST

EFFECTIVE: 12:56PM, MAY 22, 2013

EXPIRES: 11:00AM, MAY 23, 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST INCLUDING SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE WESTERN COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY FOR THE VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST... .GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BUILDING WIND-GENERATED WAVES WILL PROPAGATE TOWARD THE COAST AND PRODUCE LARGE BREAKERS AT MANY OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES. ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET AT SHORT INTERVALS. * TIMING...HIGH SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE BREAKERS AND THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL MAKE SWIMMING DANGEROUS. JETTIES CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS WITH THESE WAVES.

FOR: VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS

EFFECTIVE: 8:57PM, MAY 22, 2013

EXPIRES: 3:00AM, MAY 23, 2013

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED ACROSS THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...CENTRAL COAST... MOUNTAINS...AND ANTELOPE VALLEY. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS AND TIMING...AREAS OF NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 5 WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS.