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Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
120 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE INLAND ACROSS CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THIS TROUGH WILL BRING
GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS AS WELL
AS INTO THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY. WIND GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG SECTIONS OF AND AREAS NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THIS AREA. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ061-190500-
/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0055.130618T2100Z-130619T1000Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-
120 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH AND BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS
  AS WELL AS AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
  AFFECTED TOWNS INCLUDE CABAZON...WHITEWATER...DESERT HOT SPRINGS
  AND THOUSAND PALMS. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE PALM
  SPRINGS AREA.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$





Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
400 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-PZZ750-775-191300-
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
400 PM PDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ON THE
DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH SAN GORGONIO PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 10 INTO THE COACHELLA
VALLEY. WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 50 MPH IN THESE LOCATIONS.

CHOPPY SEAS WILL OCCUR IN THE OUTER WATERS DUE TO WIND GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

$$

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