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High Wind Watch 4, NWS San Diego, CA

February 16, 2013Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this high wind watch at Feb 16, 2013, 8:19 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Feb 19, 2013, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2013, 8:19 PM PST (04:19 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2013, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 18, 2013, 3:29 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

060 
WWUS76 KSGX 170419
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
819 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE DESERTS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE OVER NEVADA AND A STRONG JET STREAM ALOFT WILL BRING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ON AND NEAR THE DESERT
SLOPES. 

CAZ061-062-171300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1800Z-130220T2200Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
819 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
  MIDDAY WEDNESDAY

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH
  OR MORE NEAR AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TREES...BUILDINGS...SIGNS...AND
  POWER LINES. DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
  SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ060-171300-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1800Z-130220T2200Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
819 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
  65 MPH NEAR AND ALONG THE DESERT SLOPES

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS...SIGNS AND POWER LINES.
  DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

* WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JAD
4 follow-up statements
383 
WWUS76 KSGX 171217
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
417 AM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STRONG WEST WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE DESERTS ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF ALASKA IS EXPECTED TO
BRING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
STRONGEST WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
STRONGEST WINDS NEAR DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES MAY GUST TO AROUND 70
MPH.

CAZ060-172200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0000Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
417 AM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATION...MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE SAN
  BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
  COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-172200-
/O.EXT.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0400Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
417 AM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH
  NEAR THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND...MAINLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

17
154 
WWUS76 KSGX 172124
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
124 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STRONG WEST WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE DESERTS ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF ALASKA WILL LIKELY BRING
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY
OCCUR NEAR DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...GUSTING TO UP TO 75
MPH.

CAZ060-180600-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0000Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
124 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
  COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE DESERT
  SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND ON TUESDAY OR SNOW ON TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH 
  FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-180600-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0400Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
124 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
  DESERTS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED
  PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
  65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED
  PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS NEAR THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND...MAINLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH 
  FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

PALMER
278 
WWUS76 KSGX 180429
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
829 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...STRONG WEST WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE DESERTS ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF ALASKA WILL LIKELY
BRING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
NEAR DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS...GUSTING TO UP TO 75 MPH.

CAZ060-181300-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0000Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
829 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO 
  COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY THROUGH LATE
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF
  THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH FOR BROKEN
  TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-181300-
/O.CON.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0400Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
829 PM PST SUN FEB 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
  DESERTS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE 
  FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES 
  OF THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED PASSES AND
  CANYONS AS WELL AS NEAR THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 
  WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES.

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

JAD
618 
WWUS76 KSGX 181129
NPWSGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
329 AM PST MON FEB 18 2013

...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE GULF ALASKA WILL BRING STRONG
GUSTY WEST WINDS FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY NEAR MOUNTAIN RIDGE
TOPS AND AND ALONG AND NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS.

CAZ060-182200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0007.130219T1600Z-130221T0000Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
329 AM PST MON FEB 18 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO 
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TUESDAY THROUGH LATE 
  TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES
  OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING SAND AND
  BLOWING DUST...MAINLY TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH 
  FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ061-062-182200-
/O.UPG.KSGX.HW.A.0004.130219T1600Z-130221T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0007.130219T1600Z-130221T0400Z/
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
329 AM PST MON FEB 18 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...ACROSS THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
  DESERTS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED
  PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS NEAR THE DESERT SLOPES OF THE
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE FAVORED 
  PASSES AND CANYONS AS WELL AS NEAR THE DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES. 

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY REDUCED BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND...MAINLY TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WATCH 
  FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ042-043-048-050-182200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0010.130220T0000Z-130220T1800Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
329 AM PST MON FEB 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...AREAS OF WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE
  LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

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