The warning that cell service may be down, implies potential for an outage to outlast the battery backup. This message, coming on January 6th, in California was very initially alarming to me. Shutting off communications in this fashion is exactly how a coup or government change plays out. OC is a large population consisting predominantly of Democrats. I don't recall any instance of the power utility sending such a message in the past. This is one of the most corrupt power utilities in the nation with the highest price rates and a massively electrified population. One would think they could keep the power on even with the relatively modest 60 mph gusts expected.
For those that do not know, high coastal winds are usually due to the ocean and deep water upwelling in and around the OC coast. Just off shore the water gets very deep fast. The offshore wind pattern pushes the solar warmed water on top of the sea away, and draws up the cooler water from below. The deep sea water is more stable in temperature and keeps the coastal microclimate warmer in winter and cooler in summer. It can cause massive differential temperatures under the right circumstances and drive some wacky weather patterns.
Not to be alarmist, but if you see something odd on Jan 6th of 2025, you mention it, especially here with concerned friends.
