Even tho’ Altadenablog is putting this together from an undisclosed out-of-town location this weekend, we try to keep on the pulse of the community.  And it’s gonna be blustery tonight:

From the National Weather Service for Altadena:

…WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON… …HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AREAS OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY…REACHING SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT…WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THESE SPEEDS INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON…BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.