Sundowner winds gusting to 40 mph are expected to develop along the coast west of Goleta on Sunday afternoon. As a precaution, the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory from 6 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday.

The weather service said north winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 40 mph are forecast below and around canyons of the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Goleta.

Motorists are advised to use caution on Highway 101 along the Gaviota coast.

Sunday and Monday are expected to be sunny with high temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s, the weather service said.

Tuesday’s forecast is for partly sunny and a 20 percent chance of showers with daytime temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s.

The rest of the week should be sunny with high temperatures gradually climbing into the mid-70s by the weekend.

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