HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 259 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONO WINDS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR MONO WINDS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO WINDS
OVER THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS OF MARIPOSA...FRESNO AND MADERA
COUNTIES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPING
WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AS A JET STREAM ALIGNS WITH
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST. ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED
IN NATURE, MONO WINDS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS TREE...PROPERTY AND POWER
LINE DAMAGE AS WIND GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN
PAST EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS. PERSONS IN AREAS PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING AND DOWNCANYON
WINDS FROM COARSEGOLD NORTH TO YOSEMITE PARK SHOULD MONITOR THE
FORECAST AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS
ISSUED.
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DUDLEY
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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