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Tuesday January 17th, 2012 :: 04:43 p.m. PST

Advisory

Sub-freezing temperatures expected for much of Santa Barbara County, 2am-9am PST Wednesday

...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A DRY AND COLD AIR MASS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND BRING SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE SANTA BARBARA CENTRAL COAST AND SANTA YNEZ VALLEY WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. SLIGHTLY WARMER BUT STILL SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVER THE SAN LUIS OBISPO CENTRAL COAST...THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH COAST...AND THE OJAI VALLEY AS WELL. THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND THE DESERTS WILL EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURE IN THE TEENS TONIGHT...BUT NO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED BASED ON LOCAL POLICY AFTER THE FIRST TWO HARD FREEZES. ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE PREVIOUS FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THIS WARNING. * TEMPERATURES AND TIMING... TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW 28 DEGREES BY AROUND 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES AROUND 6 AM PST...THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 9 AM PST. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. &&

Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SANTA MARIA... LOMPOC... VANDENBERG

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* TEMPERATURES AND TIMING... TEMPERATURES WILL START TO DROP BELOW 32 DEGREES AFTER 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY...BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN 28 AND 31 DEGREES AROUND 6 AM PST...THEN SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 9 AM PST. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AWAY FROM THE HILLS. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS LIKELY DURING THE VALID TIME OF THE ADVISORY. MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE CROPS AND VULNERABLE ANIMALS SHOULD BE KEPT INDOORS IN A BARN OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE.

Area: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SANTA BARBARA... MONTECITO... CARPINTERIA

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