MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 1226 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS EXPECTED TO FUNNEL THROUGH SIERRA MOUNTAIN CANYONS THIS EVENING INTO MID-DAY WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN TOPS AND ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED CANYONS. LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SIERRA FOOTHILLS COULD SEE GUST UP TO 45 MPH ALONG THE SAN JOAQUIN AND MERCED RIVER CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...MARIPOSA... OAKHURST * IMPACTS: THESE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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