WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 309 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009
...STRONG WINDS HEADED TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY...
.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. WELL AHEAD OF
THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EARLY
TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE
THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR IN NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES.
CAZ523>526-220700-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.
* TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.
BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE
BEDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.
$$
|
|
|
