The a national Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for La Paz County - "VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ...WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...MOST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG OVER THE IMPERIAL VALLEY OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA NEAR PHOENIX... GILA BEND...CASA GRANDE...AND GLOBE MIAMI. * TIMING...INCREASING WINDS WEDNESDAY FROM THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY EVENING...PEAKING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND...AND STRONG CROSSWINDS. Instructions: 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."
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:01:03 +0000
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