Sunday, May 29, 2011

[californiadisasters] Damaging Winds Warnings (05/29/11-AM)



...STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
AS A TIGHT NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINES WITH A
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN MOST AREAS BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.

CAZ053-054-292300-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110530T1000Z/
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1106 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY...

* WINDS AND TIMING...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. IF ON THE ROAD...KEEP EYES
OPEN FOR FALLEN TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE
WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CLOSE ALL WINDOWS AND SECURE ALL
OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. PEAK WINDS MAY UPSET EVEN
HEAVIER OBJECTS.

&&

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1106 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
AS A TIGHT NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT COMBINES WITH A
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND THE SANTA BARBARA SOUTH
COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN MOST AREAS BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.

CAZ059-292300-
/O.CON.KLOX.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110530T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
1106 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS AND TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...THEN CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY CROSS WINDS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
THROUGH THE ANTELOPE VALLEY ALONG HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138. AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE ALSO LIKELY...WHICH COULD LOCALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. IF ON THE ROAD...KEEP EYES
OPEN FOR FALLEN TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. RESIDENTS IN THE
WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW BEFORE THE WINDS
REACH THEIR PEAK. CLOSE ALL WINDOWS AND SECURE ALL OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE. PEAK WINDS MAY UPSET EVEN HEAVIER
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1134 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND
THEN EXIT THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

CAZ523-300000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110530T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1134 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
65 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO...FOUR
CORNERS...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...TRONA

* IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED
INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BARSTOW AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58
FROM BARSTOW TO FOUR CORNERS AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM FOUR
CORNERS TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS
NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND SAND DUNES CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY
LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
317 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TODAY BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ055-056-058-060>062-292100-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WI.Y.0031.110530T0000Z-110530T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110530T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
317 AM PDT SUN MAY 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...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 6 PM PDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATION: STRONGEST WINDS ON THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.

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. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED
POWER LINES. IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD
LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

&&

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

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