...GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS THIS
EVENING...

.ONSHORE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DEVELOPING THROUGH AND BELOW THE
BANNING PASS. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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COACHELLA VALLEY-
105 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013



...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUST TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* LOCATION...THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS AS WELL AS AREAS NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO AROUND A HALF MILE
IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* OUTLOOK...ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY...INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

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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