Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Wind advisory in effect

4-9-13
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING: PEAK WINDS EXPECT BY MID MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SACRAMENTO...STOCKTON...MODESTO.
* IMPACTS: SCATTERED DOWNED TREE LIMBS WITH SOME POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.