Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Wind Advisory goes into effect at midnight tonight

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY...CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY AND THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING THE MOTHERLODE WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH OR HIGHER. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
OR HIGHER POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING...CHICO...YUBA CITY...SACRAMENTO...
STOCKTON...MODESTO...GRASS VALLEY...LAKEPORT...PARADISE

* IMPACTS: LOCAL POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR SMALL CARS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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