Wind Advisory in effect for the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains
An area of low pressure moving through the Pacific Northwest will bring periods of strong and gusty winds to the mountains and deserts through early Saturday morning.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Coachella Valley and Riverside county mountains until 8 AM Saturday morning. Winds 20-35 mph are expected with gusts up to 60 mph in the wind prone areas such as Whitewater and Edom Hill. West of I-10 gusts are expected between 25-35 mph.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the high desert in San Bernardino County until midnight tonight. Winds 20-30 mph are expected with gusts up to 50 mph.
The full text warning has been copied below.
Wind Advisory
…WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DESERTS AND ADJACENT
MOUNTAIN SLOPES FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING…
.A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING
PERIODS OF STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES OF
THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT DESERT FOOTHILLS…AS WELL AS THROUGH
THE PASSES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK THIS
EVENING WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
LIKELY AT TIMES.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
425 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PDT SATURDAY…
* WINDS…WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. ISOLATED
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT FAVORED LOCATIONS SUCH AS EDOM
HILL AND WHITEWATER.
* LOCATION…ALONG THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND ADJACENT DESERT
FOOTHILLS…THROUGH AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. STRONGEST
WINDS BELOW THE SAN GORGONIO PASS IN THE NORTHERN COACHELLA
VALLEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
* TIMING…WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING THIS EVENING.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITY…LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING
DUST AND SAND IN THE DESERTS.
* IMPACTS…STRONG CROSS WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
OCCASIONAL LIMITED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL MAY BE
IMPACTED ALONG PORTIONS OF I-10…I-15…AND I-8 IN THE
DESERTS…AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 111 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Wind Advisory
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING…BARSTOW…DAGGETT…FORT IRWIN…BAKER…
MOUNTAIN PASS…MITCHELL CAVERNS…MORONGO VALLEY…YUCCA VALLEY…
TWENTYNINE PALMS…VIDAL JUNCTION
456 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT…
* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING THEN PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY
BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
* LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION…MORONGO VALLEY…YUCCA VALLEY…
TWENTYNINE PALMS…BAKER…MOUNTAIN PASS…MITCHELL CAVERNS
* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG
CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 62 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS
ARE STRONGEST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION…STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS WILL LOWER
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
