Wind Advisory in effect until Wednesday morning
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountain areas through Wednesday at 2 am. A cold low pressure system to our north will slowly move down the coast before it shifts inland. It will bring onshore winds with gusts up 60 mph at times. The strongest winds will occur each day in the late afternoon through night. Blowing dust and limited visibility is also a concern.
The full text from the National Weather Service is copied below:
Wind Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA934 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015…WINDY AT TIMES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THROUGH TUESDAYNIGHT….A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTCOAST…AND THEN INLAND THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY.THIS WILL BRING STRONGER ONSHORE FLOW WITH PERIODS OF GUSTYWESTERLY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTEDTO BE STRONGEST FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE AT NIGHT EACHDAY.CAZ055-056-058-060>062-065-061300-/O.CON.KSGX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150408T0900Z/SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-934 PM PDT SUN APR 5 2015…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY…* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG THE MOST WIND-PRONE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.* TIMING…STRONGEST WINDS EACH DAY FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE AT NIGHT.* LOCATION…NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS…ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES…INTO ADJACENT DESERT AREAS.* VISIBILITY…LOCALLY REDUCED IN THE DESERTS IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.* IMPACTS…WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES…ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 8 IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY…AND INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FORHIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.&&$$MAXWELL
