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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE
WESTERN ARIZONA DESERTS AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND
VICINITY/LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ...SOUTH-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL
FOREST FOOTHILLS. IN CALIFORNIA...LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
CA.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING
HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...VERY DRY VEGETATION COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK AND
IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING
HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FUELS ARE VERY DRY AND FIRE DANGER IS HIGH. THESE
CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG
WINDS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...VERY DRY VEGETATION COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO RAPID FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
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...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PDT SATURDAY...
* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT
MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL
INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND
INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER.
* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED
TREES AND TREE LIMBS.
* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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.
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.
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...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PDT SATURDAY...
* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT
MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL
INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND
INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER.
* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED
TREES AND TREE LIMBS.
* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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.
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.
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...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /1 PM PDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /1 PM PDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AS WELL AS
THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. THIS INCLUDES
THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES OF
IMPERIAL... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE AND YUMA.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND
BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS
50 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WIND PRONE AREA OR HIGHER TERRAIN
LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL KICK UP AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
WHICH MAY SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SOUTHERLY CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE TRAFFIC
ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS.
* TIMING...THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ON LOCAL ROADWAYS...INCLUDING THE 1...10 AND 405.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /1 PM PDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /1 PM PDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MST /10 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AS WELL AS
THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. THIS INCLUDES
THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES OF
IMPERIAL... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE AND YUMA.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND
BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS
50 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED WIND PRONE AREA OR HIGHER TERRAIN
LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL KICK UP AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
WHICH MAY SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SOUTHERLY CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE TRAFFIC
ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 8 AND 10. DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND
58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT
AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER
A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PDT SATURDAY...
* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* LOCATION...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR BANNING PASS...DESERT
MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND BELOW PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL
INCLUDE INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN BANNING AND PALM SPRINGS AND
INTERSTATE 8 FROM PINE VALLEY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY BORDER.
* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING DUST OR SAND.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DOWNED
TREES AND TREE LIMBS.
* OUTLOOK...AFTER PEAKING THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
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.
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.
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