[californiadisasters] Santa Ana Wind Warning - SoCal (11/11/10-AM)

...STRONG GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND
CANYONS INTO EARLY FRIDAY...

.NORTH WINDS ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN
WILL COMBINE TO BRING MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW
 THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. PERIODS OF WEAK TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

CAZ048-057-112200-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0033.101111T2200Z-101112T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0007.101111T1200Z-101112T2000Z/
 SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
323 AM PST THU NOV 11 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
FRIDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS STRENGTHENING THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF STRONGER
   WINDS CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. BRIEFER PERIODS OF STRONGER
  WINDS PERSISTING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING
  FRIDAY.

* WINDS: AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH BELOW THE CAJON PASS AND ALONG THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE SANTA
   ANA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING...THEN SHORTER PERIODS OF STRONGER WINDS THROUGH EARLY
  FRIDAY.

* VISIBILITY: LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH
   PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER
  LINES.

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.

THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED
 POWER LINES.

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

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