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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
7;23 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010
FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE IN AND BELOW RECENT BURN AREAS IN LOS ANGELES AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT

A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS OR JUST WEST OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION…WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AND ONE INCH PER HOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN AT THESE RATES MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS…PARTICULARLY THE STATION…MORRIS AND SANTA ANITA BURN AREAS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND THE JESUSITA BURN AREA IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.
 
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SANTA BARBARA…MONTECITO..
CARPINTERIA…SAN MARCOS PASS…SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA..
DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
7:23 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE RECENT BURN AREAS FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A  *FLASH FLOOD WATCH THE RECENT BURN AREAS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INCLUDING THE JESUSITA BURN AREA. FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING. SOME OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES…AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS THE  POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL RATES BETWEEN ONE HALF INCH AND ONE INCH  PER HOUR. THESE RATES ARE IN EXCESS OF THRESHOLDS DETERMINED BY  THE USGS TO BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN AND BELOW THE RECENT BURN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

 

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
2:26 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010

 

 MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS..

 A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY…BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO ALL THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY ON TUESDAY…BUT WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO AROUND 3000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET ON TUESDAY NIGHT.. POSSIBLY LOWER IN THUNDERSTORMS. THESE LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE VALLEYS…AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED. THE VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MAJOR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF CASTAIC…AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON.


SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA..
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA…SAN MARCOS PASS..
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA…DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
2:26 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL  BEGIN AT 4000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING…BUT THEN QUICKLY LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON…BEFORE LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT.

MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA ON TUESDAY…TURNING TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS COULD CREATE  BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
2″26 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS

A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY…BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO ALL THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY ON TUESDAY…BUT WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO AROUND 3000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET ON TUESDAY NIGHT.. POSSIBLY LOWER IN THUNDERSTORMS. THESE LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE VALLEYS…AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED. THE VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MAJOR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF CASTAIC…AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA..
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA…SAN MARCOS PASS..
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA…DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
2:26 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AT 4000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING…BUT THEN QUICKLY LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON…BEFORE LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA ON TUESDAY…TURNING TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE NOW AND BREEZY WINDS COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

February 8, 2010   No Comments

WRA Fundraiser

CA-karakoram summer 60Dave Watson on Broad Pk.

Dave Watson climbing at 22,000 feet in the Karakoram, Pakistan

Andy Selters’
TALL MOUNTAIN, A KARAKORAM SUMMER
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
2 pm and 7 pm

Santa Barbara Public Library Faulkner Gallery
For further information call 805-964-7194 

The Wildland Residents Association, San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a slide-show by the highly acclaimed mountaineering photographer and author, Andy Selters on Saturday, March 6th. Tall Mountain, A Karakoram Summer depicts Andy Selters’ experiences with people and adventures in the mountains of Pakistan, partner Dave Watson’s ski descent on incredibly demanding terrain and 25,000 feet, and the rescue of climbers on K2.

Proceeds will benefit the Wildland Residents Association’s fundraising effort for San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department.

Two shows: 2 pm and 7 pm. at The Faulkner Gallery – Santa Barbara Public Library. Tickets are $20 and are available online at wildlandresidents.org or at the following locations:

Mountain Air Sports – 14 State Street
Santa Barbara Outfitters – 1200 State Street

Purchase tickets online by clicking the Add to Cart button below. You will be able to enter multiple quantities


February 2, 2010   No Comments

WRA Facebook Account

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January 22, 2010   No Comments

WRA T-Shirts Now Available

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Custom WRA T-Shirts are now available to help support the WRA. Get yours today at the Paradise Store or call 964-4588.

Short sleeve: $15
Long sleeve:  $20

November 8, 2009   No Comments

H1N1 Information

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LOCAL H1N1 FLU INFORMATION

For more information call the H1N1 information line at 1-888-722-6358. Website information here. Listen to Dr. Hasler and Public Health PIO Susan Klien-Rothschild on Community Alert here.

October 1, 2009   No Comments