WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 459 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
* TIMING: STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE WINDS IN THE NORTHEAST
FOOTHILLS... BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS: STRONG NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 60 MPH MAINLY
OVER RIDGES OR THROUGH WIND FAVORED CANYONS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH THE FEATHER RIVER CANYON.
* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVELING HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON ICY ROADS CAUSED BY PREVIOUS SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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