High wind warning for Christmas eve and Christmas Day: from the National Weather Service:
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING [Dec. 24] TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.