WIND ADVISORY

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
950 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008

...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMBINED WITH A POWERFUL JET STREAM AND STRONG ONSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL CREATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
950 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTING AT TIMES TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 15...10 AND 8 THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. IN THE DESERTS...BLOWING SAND AND DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE STRONG WINDS TODAY.