HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 343 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
STRONGEST GUSTS TO AROUND 80 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 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.
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