HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 125 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGEST
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH NEAR THE RIDGETOPS...AND ALONG DESERT
MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.
* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO.
WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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