[californiadisasters] Diablo Wind Watch - Bay Area (11/28/11-AM)

...STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS STARTING WEDNESDAY...

CAZ507-282300-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0002.111130T1400Z-111202T1400Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
846 AM PST MON NOV 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
 THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP JUST AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING AND THEN INCREASE IN SPEED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG
   WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.
 
* IMPACTS: EARLY INDICATIONS SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A
  SIGNIFICANT AND PROLONGED WIND STORM. DOWNED TREES AND
  BRANCHES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS NOT TIED
  DOWN WILL BLOW AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PRONE TO
   THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. ANY STRUCTURE OR WILDFIRES COULD
  BE UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
 HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
 846 AM PST MON NOV 28 2011

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG IN THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING... ...STRONG
WINDS IN THE NORTH AND EAST BAY HILLS STARTING WEDNESDAY...

CAZ511-282300-
/O.CON.KMTR.HW.A.0002.111130T1400Z-111202T1400Z/
 EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
846 AM PST MON NOV 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
 THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP JUST AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING AND THEN INCREASE IN SPEED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

 * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: EARLY INDICATIONS SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A
   SIGNIFICANT AND PROLONGED WIND STORM. DOWNED TREES AND
  BRANCHES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS NOT TIED
  DOWN WILL BLOW AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PRONE TO
  THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. ANY STRUCTURE OR WILDFIRES COULD
   BE UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=high%20wind%20watch
 
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