Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Joshua Tree NP West; Imperial County Southeast
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 11:50am PDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 11:50am PDT
Alert Expires: Friday 12:00am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 12:00pm PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 12:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS Phoenix AZ
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park and Southeastern Imperial County. * WHEN...From noon Friday to midnight PDT Friday night. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.921163fe19f88a1c5f907f7d894189aceb90e9e4.003.1 Codes: CAZ560, CAZ565 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.921163fe19f88a1c5f907f7d894189aceb90e9e4.003.1