SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 450 AM PST WED MAR 19 2003

NOW... LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY THROUGH MID MORNING. AT 455 AM...AN AUTOMATED SENSOR AT MONTECITO REPORTED NORTH WINDS OF 44 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 61 MPH. ALTHOUGH THESE STRONG WINDS ARE LOCALIZED...THEY WILL LIKELY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR MORNING COMMUTERS ALONG THE 101 AND 154. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. RAT/BRUNO

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 525 AM PST WED MAR 19 2003

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY... HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S... LOCAL NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS THIS MORNING. TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY... HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S... NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS.