High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
115 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO
THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL GENERATE STRONG AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS..MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND INLAND
VALLEYS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST IN THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS...THE INLAND EMPIRE...AND THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL AREAS.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
115 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAKING THURSDAY
MORNING...WITH SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTING TO NEAR 70
MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE FAVORED
PASSES AND CANYONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
STRENGTHEN AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER PEAK FRIDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY: LOCALLY REDUCED TO BELOW 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST
AND SAND.

* IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREES
AND POWER LINES...BLOW OVER UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS..AND
CREATE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.