[pct-l] High Wind Warning

[taterno at cox.net]

Hikers, high winds will start today in the LA mountains.  Be prepared and be safe with fire.

Tom KI6ASP
The Incredible Bulk

NWS text follows:

High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
403 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY..

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL
BRING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH STRONG GUSTY
WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

CAZ055-060-202100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.HW.W.0013.080520T2100Z-080521T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WI.Y.0073.080521T0700Z-080522T0100Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
403 AM PDT TUE MAY 20 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT..
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
PDT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

AREAS OF WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE DESERTS AND NEAR RIDGETOPS AND
ON DESERT SLOPES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS
WILL GENERATE AREAS OF BLOW SAND AND DUST IN THE DESERT WITH LOCAL
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

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.

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.