Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
346 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS DECREASING
EARLY THIS MORNING...

.STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

CAZ056-058-061-062-181200-
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
346 AM PDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING.

* CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS ISSUANCE...THE AREA COVERED BY THE
  ADVISORY WAS TRIMMED BACK TO THE AREAS OF STRONGEST REMAINING
  WINDS...MAINLY NEAR THE SAN DIEGO MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS AND IN THE
  NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

* LOCATION...MOUNTAIN RIDGE-TOPS...ALONG THE DESERT MOUNTAIN
  SLOPES...AND INTO THE ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. THROUGH AND BELOW
  THE SAN GORGONIO PASS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA
  VALLEY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT SECTIONS OF INTERSTATE 8
  IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS FROM BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND.

* REPORTS...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
  COACHELLA VALLEY OF 52 MPH AT WHITEWATER AT 3 PM FRIDAY AND 2 AM
  TODAY...AND 60 MPH AT SKY VALLEY AT 4 PM FRIDAY WITH STRONGEST
  GUSTS IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS OF 58 MPH AT MONUMENT
  PEAK NEAR MOUNTAIN LAGUNA AT 6 PM FRIDAY AND 48 MPH AT VOLCAN
  MOUNTAIN AT 5 PM FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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CURRENT WIND GUST REPORTS ON THE WEB:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/SGX/GMAP/INDEX.PHP

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

CAZ056-058-061-062-181300-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
400 PM PDT FRI MAY 17 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS OF
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND LOCAL GUSTS TO
55 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE-TOPS...DOWN THE DESERT MOUNTAIN
SLOPES AND INTO THE ADJACENT DESERTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA...
HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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