Friday, April 1, 2011

Whoa!

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...AND GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND POSSIBLY SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY SATURDAY EVENING OR SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...INDEPENDENCE...BISHOP...LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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