Wind Advisory in effect for desert & mountain areas
A strong area of low pressure moving through the NW into the Rocky Mountains will bring periods of strong and gusty winds to the mountains and deserts through early Wednesday.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley and Riverside County mountains through 3 AM Wednesday. Sustained winds of 20-30 mph are expected with gusts up to 55 mph in the wind prone areas, mostly along and north of I-10 in the Coachella Valley.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the high desert in San Bernardino County through 9 PM Tuesday. Sustained winds of 25-25 mph are expected with gusts to 45 mph possible.
The full text warnings have been copied below.
Wind Advisory
…WINDY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL CREATE STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW
OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. PERIODS OF
STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST EACH DAY FROM
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON TO LATE AT NIGHT.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
333 AM PDT MON JUN 16 2014
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY…
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS…AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
* TIMING…STRONGEST EACH DAY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
AT NIGHT.
* LOCATION…MOUNTAIN RIDGE-TOPS…THROUGH PASSES AND CANYONS…ALONG
MOUNTAIN DESERT SLOPES…AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. AREAS
THROUGH AND BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY…AND AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN
SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE IMPACTED.
* VISIBILITY…LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING
DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS.
* IMPACTS…STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. OCCASIONAL LIMITED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SAND
AND DUST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS
WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN THE DESERTS…AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT
TIMES.
Wind Advisory
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING…BARSTOW…DAGGETT…FORT IRWIN…
MORONGO VALLEY…YUCCA VALLEY…TWENTYNINE PALMS
251 AM PDT TUE JUN 17 2014
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO
BASIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING…PEAK THIS
AFTERNOON…THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY…YUCCA VALLEY…TWENTYNINE PALMS…
BARSTOW…DAGGETT…FORT IRWIN…INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG
CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES…VANS…CAMPERS…TRAILERS…AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.
