Posted by Dave Hovde

Very windy Wednesday and still windy Thursday with afternoon gusts both days to 40mph, advisories are in place.

A cooling trend will continue through Thursday, below normal daytime temperatures are expected through the holiday weekend with night through morning low clouds and fog in coastal and valley areas. Warming may begin across the region Tuesday.

Posted 5:00 PM 5/22/2013 by Dave Hovde

Arroyo Grande 43-79Atascadero 45-76CA Valley 39-69Cambria 39-62Corbett Canyon 39-75Cuyama 49-68Goleta 51-71Hearst Castle 66-76Lompoc 43-66Los Osos 48-59Morro Bay 46-58Paso Robles 44-76Pismo Beach 44-69San Luis Obispo (More)

Posted 1:36 PM 5/22/2013 by Dave Hovde and APCD

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District and County Public Health Department are advising the public of deteriorating air quality in the Oceano Dunes/Nipomo Mesa area due to blowing dust and sand.

Due to forecasted high winds, blowing sand and dust is forecasted to occur (More)

Posted 12:02 PM 5/22/2013 by Dave Hovde

There is an upper level trough will deepening across California today bringing stronger onshore flow to the region.

Strong winds will road along primarily coastal areas and in the mountains and Southcoast in Santa Barbara county. Marine warnings and high surf advisories have also been (More)

Posted 11:43 AM 5/22/2013 by Dave Hovde

There are gale force northwesterly winds will continue across portions of the coastal waters through Thursday.

The building wind-generated waves will propagate toward the coast and produce large breakers at many of the west and northwest facing beaches.

As a result there is a (More)

Posted 11:37 AM 5/22/2013 by Dave Hovde

Tonight: NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Thursday: NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt. Combined seas 7 to 9 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.

Thursday Night: NW (More)

Posted 10:31 PM 5/21/2013 by Dave Hovde

Central Coast winds will start cranking Wednesday afternoon and an advisory starts there from noon to 9 pm Wednesday and may be needed again Thursday.

Northwest winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph on will happen on Wednesday afternoon continuing into the early evening (More)

Posted 6:02 PM 5/21/2013 by Dave Hovde

Arroyo Grande 50-78Atascadero 51-91CA Valley 51-88Cambria 47-67Corbett Canyon 51-76Creston 50-87Cuyama 54-88Goleta 59-71Grover Beach 51-73Lompoc 46-68Los Osos 50-61Morro Bay 52-58Paso Robles 53-88Pismo Beach 50-65 (More)

Posted 3:35 PM 5/21/2013 by Dave Hovde

Thursday, May 23: 32 AQI Good Ozone
Friday, May 24: 33 AQI Good Ozone
Saturday, May 25: 31 AQI Good Ozone
Sunday, May 26: 33 AQI Good Ozone

The Air Quality Forecast is provided by the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District.

For more information, visit http://www.slocleanair.org

Posted 12:57 PM 5/21/2013 by Dave Hovde

Tonight: NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 45 kt. Combined seas 8 to 11 ft dominant period 11 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.

Wednesday: NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt...becoming 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt in the afternoon. Combined seas 9 to 12 ft dominant period 11 (More)

Posted 11:32 AM 5/21/2013 by Dave Hovde

A high surf advisory in effect from 5 pm this afternoon to 11 am Thursday.

Waves and surf will build to 9 to 13 feet. Choppy wave conditions are expected due to strong winds over the waters.

Large breakers and the high risk of rip currents will make swimming dangerous.