STRONG WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THE WINTER STORM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY NIGHT…
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WITH A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS…WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGE…ESPECIALLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY
MONDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF OVER 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS…WITH WIND GUSTS OF OVER 65 MPH POSSIBLE
IN WINDIEST MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT…EXCEPT ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS WHERE THEY MAY LINGER
UNTIL ALMOST SUNRISE TUESDAY.
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
1116 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 60 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS…MAINLY MONDAY
EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WHEN THE WINDS SWITCH
FROM A SOUTHERLY TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE
25 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO TREES…POWER LINES…COMMUNICATIONS
TOWERS AND OTHER EXPOSED OBJECTS.
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…OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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