Wind Advisories and Winter Weather Advisories issued for the desert and mountain areas
The first cold storm system of the season will bring strong and gusty winds to the mountains and deserts around Southern California. Rain and snow will be possible as well.
A Wind Advisory is in effect until 5 PM Saturday for the Coachella Valley as well as mountain areas in Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. Sustained winds of 25-35 mph are possible with gusts up to 60 mph in wind prone areas.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect through 2 PM Saturday for mountain areas above 6500 feet in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Up to 6 inches of snow is possible on western facing mountain slopes and the highest peaks. Gusty winds could create white out conditions, making travel difficult in the mountains.
The full text warnings have been copied below.
Wind Advisory
…STRONG AND GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
WILL CREATE GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
DESERTS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY
MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN THE DESERT DUE TO BLOWING SAND…OR
OVER HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
948 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2014
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY…
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT
SATURDAY.
* WINDS…WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS.
* TIMING…FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATION…ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES…DESERT SLOPES…THROUGH
AND BELOW CANYONS AND PASSES…AND INTO ADJACENT DESERT
AREAS. IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY…THROUGH AND BELOW THE SAN
GORGONIO PASS AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. INTERSTATE 8 IN
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT WILL BE IMPACTED
AS WELL.
* VISIBILITY…MAY BE REDUCED IN THE DESERT DUE TO BLOWING SAND
OR REDUCED IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS…THE WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH OUT
FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS.
* OUTLOOK…CONDITIONS WILL SLIGHTLY IMPROVE LATE SATURDAY…
AND THROUGH SUNDAY.
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.
Winter Weather Advisory
…LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST
TO GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS…WITH THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS OCCURRING SATURDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON SUNDAY.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…BALDWIN LAKE…
BIG BEAR CITY…BIG BEAR LAKE…FAWNSKIN
946 PM PDT THU OCT 30 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO
2 PM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY.
* ELEVATION…ABOVE 6500 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS…NEAR 7000 FT FRIDAY NIGHT…LOWERING TO 6000 FT
BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 6500-7500 FT. 3 TO 5
INCHES ABOVE 7500 FT. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
* TIMING…LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BALDWIN LAKE…BIG BEAR CITY…BIG BEAR
LAKE…FAWNSKIN…MT SAN JACINTO STATE PARK.
* WINDS…WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH…WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS.
* VISIBILITY…REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW…
BLOWING SNOW…AND FOG.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY.
CHAINS MAY BE REQUIRED IN SOME AREAS.
* OUTLOOK…CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ALOFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
