Special Weather Statement for Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 118 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Big Sur Village to near Esalen Institute, or extending from over Big Sur Village to 11 miles northwest of Lucia, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 118 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Big Sur Village to near Esalen Institute, or extending from over Big Sur Village to 11 miles northwest of Lucia, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Big Sur Village, Partington Ridge, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, Esalen Institute, Pico Blanco Campground and Andrew Molera State Park.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 1:18PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS San Francisco CA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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