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SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
National Weather Service - Sacramento, CA
icon WIND ADVISORY
Southern Sacramento Valley
Issued - Feb 22 2012 8:53 pm PST
Update - February 23, 2012 1:09am PST
Expires - February 23 6:00pm PST

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
853 PM PST WED FEB 22 2012

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN BY THURSDAY MORNING
CAUSING STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE COASTAL RANGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN
RIVERS. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.

• WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS
TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE OVER LAKE COUNTY.

• TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4
AM AND 6 PM THURSDAY.

• LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...CHICO...REDDING...
LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS

• IMPACTS: DIFFICULTY DRIVING ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE BLOWN AWAY...POSSIBLY INTO
ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN ALSO BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

DRP