[CVRC] HIGH WIND ADVISORY - Douglas County

[Dick Flanagan]

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>003-005-100000-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN
AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MINERAL &
SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-SURPRISE
VALLEY CALIFORNIA-
330 AM PST SAT NOV 9 2002

..WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN
PACIFIC & INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY RESULTING IN GUSTY SURFACE
WINDS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA & WESTERN NEVADA. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
BRINGING MORE RAIN & SNOW. DURING HEAVIER PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION
..WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE.

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BUT SHOULD BE
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31
TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 & 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE
MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS
SUBSIDE.

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Dick Flanagan W6OLD OOTC CFII Minden, Nevada
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