Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
125 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DESERTS-
125 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND
AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY THIS EVENING.
BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...LOCALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND ADVISORIES AT
TIMES.  IN THE DESERTS...BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY LOCALLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES...MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH THE DESERTS.

.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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PALMER

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
940 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS TONIGHT...

.STRONG ONSHORE GRADIENTS WILL CONTINUE GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE
NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

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COACHELLA VALLEY-
940 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND EAST OF THE BANNING PASS AS WELL AS
  AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO AROUND A HALF
  MILE IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE ON
  WEDNESDAY...INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING... WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

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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