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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
212 PM MST WED OCT 28 2009
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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER
212 PM PDT WED OCT 28 2009
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...INCLUDING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL
PARK. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ON AREA ROADWAYS...INCLUDING
INTERSTATE 10...WILL ENCOUNTER GUSTY CROSSWINDS...AND LOCALIZED AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...
THOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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