HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 238 AM PST SUN NOV 29 2009
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING.
WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MONO
WINDS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA IN MARIPOSA...MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTIES FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT AND THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST DOWNSLOPING WINDS OF
25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED 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 WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PERSONS IN AREAS
PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING AND DOWNCANYON WINDS FROM COARSEGOLD NORTH
TO YOSEMITE PARK SHOULD MONITOR THE FORECAST AND TAKE PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES.
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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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