Saturday, November 20, 2010

wind advisory in effect

I'm a little late posting this; the Wind Advisory was put into effect at 11:30 this morning. I've been busy running errands. Anyway, here are the details from the NWS:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...AND 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE AFTER 9 PM BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...YUBA
CITY...MARYSVILLE...SACRAMENTO...STOCKTON...MODESTO.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CARS AND HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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