WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1220 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
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...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MST /3 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM MST /2 AM PST/ TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MST /3 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
MST /2 AM PST/ TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS
IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...AND SWEEP
EASTWARD TOWARD THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING. AFTER 4 PM
MST / 3 PM PST...CONTINUING THROUGH 3 AM MST / 2 AM PST.
* WINDS...EXPECT WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 BETWEEN IMPERIAL/EL CENTRO
AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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