A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /11 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA... THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY STRONG IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA NEAR PHOENIX... GILA BEND... AND CASA GRANDE. * TIMING... INCREASING WINDS TODAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING... PEAKING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS... SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY... DROPPING TO 1 MILE OR LOWER AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. * IMPACTS... STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. THIS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES LATER TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED... OR WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 40 AND 58 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN VISIBILITY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING... PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE WAY OFF AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER... PULL ASIDE... STAY ALIVE.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 16:41:08 +0000
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