Weather officials issue wind advisory for much of Southern California ahead of gusty conditions
Weather officials have issued a wind advisory for much of Southern California with gusty winds expected to batter parts of the region in coming days.
In order to keep people up to date and safe with the incoming winds, KCAL News has issued a Next Weather Alert.
The advisory will go into effect at 1 p.m. Tuesday and remain until through 2 a.m. Wednesday for areas like the coastal and valley parts of LA, Ventura and southern Santa Barbara counties, and most of Orange and Riverside counties according to the National Weather Service.
Weather officials said west to northwest winds between 15 and 30 mph with gusts of 35 and 45 mph are expected. Strongest winds were expected to last from Tuesday afternoon through the evening.
A wind advisory is also in effect until 2 a.m. Wednesday for parts of Antelope Valley, including areas like Lancaster, Palmdale, the western Antelope Valley foothills and eastern Antelope Valley foothills. Southwest to west winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected. They also said some foothill areas and high desert areas could experience isolated gusts of up to 55 mph, with strongest gusts of 60 mph expected in the mountains.
Residents are urged to use extra caution as gusty winds can blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs and power lines could fall and cause power outages. Visibility could also drop to one mile or less during peak wind times, the NWS said.
