Wind Advisory in effect through Thursday evening
A strong area of low pressure is expected to move through Central and Southern California through Friday, bringing strong and gusty onshore winds to the mountains and deserts.
Sustained winds to 40 mph will be possible with gusts 55-60 mph in wind prone areas. Blowing dust and sand will be possible, potentially reducing visibility. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
A wind advisory has been issued for areas along and north of the I-10 corridor in the Coachella Valley from areas just west of Thousand Palms through the Beaumont area in the San Gorgonio Pass.
A wind advisory has also been issued for desert areas east of the mountains in San Diego County.
The full text warning has been copied below.
Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
354 AM PDT WED JUL 8 2015
…STRONG WINDS LIKELY LATE TODAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH THE
PASSES AND INTO THE DESERTS…
.STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
354 AM PDT WED JUL 8 2015
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS…WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. STRONGEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
* LOCATION…SAN GORGONIO PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 10 AND INTERSTATE
8 THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
* VISIBILITY…BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
ONLY A FEW MILES AT TIMES IN THE DESERTS.
* IMPACTS…HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING
ROADS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS.
* OUTLOOK…STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
