NPWLAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 630 AM PDT TUE JUN 12 2001  ...WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...    VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AND FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...  .SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING HAS CAUSED A SHARP NORTH TO SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE STATE.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WERE ALREADY BEING REPORTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES...AND IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY.
AS A STRONG UPPER LOW IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS IN THE ATMOSPHERE ABOVE CALIFORNIA WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND INCREASE.
AS A RESULT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY TODAY.
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH LIKELY.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS OF SOUTH COASTAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT.
WIND ADVISORIES MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED FOR THOSE AREAS LATER TODAY.

[EDIS]  URGENT  WEATHER MESSAGE [Urgent: Los Angeles Area]