HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 653 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT.
* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
HIGHEST GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH NEAR THE RIDGETOPS...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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