Active Advisories: High Wind Warning
Currently
Reported at Bishop, Bishop Airport, CA
5:56 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012- 54°F12°C
Clear- Feels Like:54°F12°CDew Point:34°F1°CHumidity:47%
Winds: Calm Calm
Pressure:29.88 in1012 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
High Wind Warning
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ519>521-NVZ014-042130- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.120604T2100Z-120605T1600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 431 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY... THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...AND MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY.. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR GREATER. ALSO...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR UP THE OWENS VALLEY AND ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...DYER. INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH INYO COUNTY AND 264 ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. &&




