12-23-12
UPDATE: 4:19 pm 12-23-12
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.
...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SIERRA FOOTHILLS... .CONDITIONS WILL BECOME WINDY ONCE AGAIN TODAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. EXPECT STRONG WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AS THIS NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INLAND. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GREATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING.