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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1241 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL MAINTAIN
STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1241 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
ISOLATED GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN FAVORED LOCATIONS.
* LOCATION...NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN
SLOPES EXTENDING INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. STRONGEST WINDS
IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY AND NEAR THE RIDGE TOPS OF
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TOWARDS FRIDAY
MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS LOCALLY REDUCED IN BLOWING SAND
AND BLOWING DUST.
* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* OUTLOOK...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE EACH LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE EVENING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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