Wind Advisory for Coachella Valley and surrounding mountain areas
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley, Riverside County Mountains and San Bernardino County mountains. It goes into effect Thursday at 11 am and expires at 2 am Friday. A trough of low pressure moving inland across California will bring strong and gusty westerly winds beginning Thursday evening. Sustained winds 20 to 30 mph are expected, with gusts up to 60 mph possible. Blowing sand and limited visibility in some areas is likely.
The full text from the warning is copied below:
Wind Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA240 AM PDT WED JUN 25 2014…WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS ONTHURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT….A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA ONTHURSDAY…WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINSAND DESERTS DURING THE DAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE THURSDAYNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST THROUGH AND BELOW THEFAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES ANDALONG THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.CAZ055-056-058-060>062-252100-/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0045.140626T1800Z-140627T1000Z/SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-240 AM PDT WED JUN 25 2014…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDTFRIDAY…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINDADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 3 AM PDTFRIDAY.* WINDS…AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.* TIMING…LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.* LOCATION…MOUNTAIN RIDGES…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. 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.* OUTLOOK…GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDSTHIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHPROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.&&$$PALMER URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV250 AM PDT WED JUN 25 2014…GUSTY WINDS TO RETURN THURSDAY….A LATE SEASON COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE MOJAVEDESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT INGUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ESPECIALLY IN THEAFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON THURSDAY.AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ016-018>022-252200-/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.140626T1800Z-140627T0600Z/NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-INCLUDING…COLORADO CITY…PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT…TUWEEP…MT TRUMBULL…KINGMAN…GOLDEN VALLEY…DOLAN SPRINGS…VALENTINE…WIKIEUP…YUCCA…BULLHEAD CITY…MOHAVE VALLEY…BAKER…MOUNTAIN PASS…MITCHELL CAVERNS…MESQUITE…OVERTON…MOAPA…THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON…RED ROCK…LAS VEGAS…NORTH LAS VEGAS…HENDERSON…BOULDER CITY…SUMMERLIN…NELLIS…MOUNTAINS EDGE…SEVEN HILLS…BLUE DIAMOND…HOOVER DAM…LAUGHLIN…PRIMM…SEARCHLIGHT…CAL-NEV-ARI250 AM PDT WED JUN 25 2014 /250 AM MST WED JUN 25 2014/…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT/11 PM MST/ THURSDAY…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINDADVISORY FOR ALL OF CLARK COUNTY EXCEPT THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS ANDALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN PORTION AS WELL ASNORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AMPDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THURSDAY.* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS.* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING…BE STRONGEST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THURSDAY EVENING…THEN DECREASE.* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS…MT CHARLESTON…RED ROCK CANYON…BOULDER CITY…MESQUITE….LAUGHLIN…SEARCHLIGHT…PRIMM…THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA…BAKER…MOUNTAIN PASS…THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE…KINGMAN…DOLAN SPRINGS…MEADVIEW…COLORADO CITY AND TUWEEP.* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND THE 215 BELTWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATERS ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM PROTECTED COVES.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILEVEHICLES. IN ADDITION…STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULTIN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES INBLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
