THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY... INCLUDING THE AREAS BETWEEN BRAWLEY AND EL CENTRAL AND ALONG INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING NEAR AND TO THE WEST OF THE EL CENTRO AREA AND SALTON SEA...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD EAST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS... SUDDEN GUSTS...AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TRAVELERS ALONG INTERSTATE EIGHT...HEADING INTO OR OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF OCOTILLO...MAY EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. BOATERS ON THE SALTON SEA AND COLORADO RIVER MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED BY GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 0 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Instruction:
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN A DUST STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS HAVE GENERATED LARGE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND THAT HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHILE DRIVING... AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Area: IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO
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