616  
WWUS86 KLOX 172321  
SPSLOX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OXNARD CA  
321 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
CAZ348>353-172345-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHWESTERN COAST CA-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTHEASTERN COAST CA-  
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS CA-SANTA YNEZ VALLEY CA-  
SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS WESTERN RANGE CA-  
SANTA YNEZ MOUNTAINS EASTERN RANGE CA-  
321 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL SANTA BARBARA COUNTY  
THROUGH 345 PM PST...  
 
AT 320 PM PST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
EL CAPITAN STATE BEACH, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SANTA YNEZ, MOVING  
EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. HEAVY DOWNPOUR.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SANTA YNEZ...  
SOLVANG...  
ISLA VISTA...  
REFUGIO STATE BEACH...  
EL CAPITAN STATE BEACH...  
HIGHWAY 101 THROUGH GAVIOTA STATE PARK...  
GOLETA...  
HIGHWAY 154 OVER SAN MARCOS PASS...  
LAKE CACHUMA...  
AND SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3466 12008 3469 11974 3441 11986 3441 11988  
3444 11993 3444 11996 3446 12001 3446 12002  
3447 12004 3446 12010 3447 12013 3447 12023  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 247DEG 35KT 3452 12004  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
SCHOENFELD  
 
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