...WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL RESULT
IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
DISTRICT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS BEFORE 10 AM PST TODAY. EVEN
THOUGH THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE HILLS SOME
OF THE WIND GUSTS WILL MIX DOWN BELOW 1000 FEET AND TO THE COAST
AND VALLEY FLOORS. THEREFORE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
SEVERAL LOCATIONS BELOW 1000 FEET IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN MONTEREY
AND SAN BENITO COUNTY FOR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH
THURSDAY.
CAZ507-020200-
/O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0006.111201T1800Z-111202T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KMTR.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111201T1800Z/
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
530 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST THIS
MORNING...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS. WINDS WILL DECREASE
MID MORNING TO 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
LOOSE OBJECTS NOT TIED DOWN MAY BLOW AROUND. DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS. ANY
STRUCTURE FIRE OR WILDFIRE COULD BE DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS DUE
TO THE STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY
MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45
MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
246 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011
CAZ068-069-020200-
/O.CON.KSTO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111202T1400Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
246 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...BECOMING VERY WINDY EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING
OVERNIGHT.
* WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 4500 FEET...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND THROUGH
AND BELOW FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS...GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH
OVER HIGHEST RIDGES.
* BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET...AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH OVER EXPOSED AREAS AND
THROUGH AND BELOW FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS.
* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES...
ESPECIALLY TO HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mtr&wwa=high%20wind%20warning
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