Strong Winds Tonight

Below is a comprehensive weather forecast being provided by Southern California Edison.

Please take actions to keep yourselves and your families safe and prepared.
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SPECIAL WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FORECAST AT 1100

AM DEC 15, 2011

There will be a strong upper-level low diving south across California

today,which will reach the Mexico border after dark.  This will create a

high-wind event for southern California.  We are expecting strong

northeasterly winds to develop after midnight tonight, persisting through

Friday.  Strongest winds are still expected to occur between 4AM and 12PM

PST Friday, with some reduction in speeds Friday afternoon.  A second

peaking of the gusts will develop late Friday night into Saturday morning

(from approximately 11PM Friday through 7AMSaturday).  From 4AM-12PM

Friday, peak wind gusts will run between 50-60 mph across southern portions

of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains, passes and canyons in the

higher elevations of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as well as the Santa

Clarita Valley.  Wind gusts to 35-50 mph will be possible in the Santa

Monica Mountains, eastern valleys of Ventura County,western portions of the

San Fernando Valley, the Ventura County Coast, and coastal sections of Los

Angeles County south of the Santa Monica Mountains including the

communities of Malibu and Hollywood Hills.  The peak gusts from11PM Friday

through 7AM Saturday morning are anticipated to run between 40-55mph across

the higher terrain, with gusts of 25-35 mph across lower elevations and

nearer to the coast. Winds will return to fairly calm by Saturday evening.

Compared to the severe wind event from a few weeks ago, this event will not

be as strong.  But with the wind gusts forecasted there could still be some

localized damage.San Gabriel Valley (Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, Temple

City, Altadena):While the strongest wind gusts are anticipated to hold to

the north of the region, there will still remain the potential for strong

wind gusts over the San Gabriel Valley.  Peak wind gusts will run between

40-50 mph across areas north of the Foothill Freeway (inclusive of, but not

limited to, Altadena, Monrovia and Azusa), while gusts to the south of

there will generally peak out between25-35 mph. The time period of highest

gusts will occur between 8am and 2pmFriday with a slight decrease during

the afternoon and evening hours.  A similar peak time is expected Saturday

morning and early afternoon