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Reported at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, OH
11:35 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012- 63°F17°C
Clear- Feels Like:63°F17°CDew Point:45°F7°CHumidity:52%
Winds:N 8 mph 13 kph
Pressure:29.85 in1011 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Fire Weather Watch
214 PM AKDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 20 FT WINDS...EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RH VALUES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 PERCENT. * TIMING...CONDITIONS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING BY AROUND NOON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A RED FLAG EVENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL IT IS UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING OR THAT IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE RED FLAG EVENT WILL NOT DEVELOP. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH. &&
Marine Warning
AMZ472-474-050500- /O.CON.KJAX.MA.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120605T0500Z/ 1126 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT... FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM... WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM... AT 1126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER 35 NM EAST OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN AWAY FROM SIGNIFICANT COASTAL LANDMARKS OVER THE INDICATED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING... AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. && LAT...LON 2976 8015 2971 8028 3033 8096 3048 8072 3037 8037 3001 8027 TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 317DEG 20KT 3021 8069
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 357 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARC093-050900- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0357.000000T0000Z-120605T0900Z/ AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE MISSISSIPPI
Flash Flood Warning
951 PM CDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR BOLIVAR...SUNFLOWER...WASHINGTON AND CHICOT COUNTIES... AT 949 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM LAKE VILLAGE ARKANSAS TO ARCOLA. THE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. ESTIMATED RADAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...ON THE ORDER OF ONE TO THREE INCHES...HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST TWO HOURS...WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BLAINE...ROME...PARCHMAN...DEESON...SCOTT...SHELBY...RULEVILLE... RENOVA...MOUND BAYOU...GUNNISON...DREW...CLEVELAND AND BOYLE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES AT NIGHT. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 3399 9066 3399 9045 3333 9046 3327 9073 3310 9068 3310 9091 3301 9092 3301 9116 3314 9120 3312 9146 3357 9145 3359 9115 3369 9123 3368 9104 3377 9115 3378 9099 3394 9103 3394 9105 3412 9087 3412 9068
High Surf Advisory
305 PM SST MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * SURF...10 TO 12 FEET WILL AFFECT ALL SHORES. * TIMING...UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND HAZARDOUS SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY INDICATES LARGE BREAKING WAVES WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. ALSO...IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO FISH OR OBSERVE WAVES FROM ROCKS DURING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. UNWARY BEACH WALKERS CAN BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD AS WAVES SUDDENLY RACE FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL. && FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS 305 AOAULI ASO GAFUA IUNI 4 2012 ...O LOO TUMAU PEA FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA... * GALU...10 I LE 12 FUTU O LE A AAFIA AI PEA MATAFAGA UMA. * TAIMI...SEIA OO I LE PO O LE ASO LUA. * NOFOAGA AAFIA...E AAVE SAMI MA O LE A MALOLOSI MA SIISII TULAGA O GALU. FAUTUAGA/TAPENAGA... O FAUTUAGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA E FAAILOA MAI AI LE MALOLOSI MA LE TETELE O GALU O LE A AAFIA AI GATAIFALE MA MATAFAGA...MA O LE A MALOLOSI AAVE O LE SAMI E ONO SOLO AI NISI O VAEGA O LE MATAFAGA. ONA O LE SIISII O PEAU O LE SAMI...E FAUTUAINA AI LE MAMALU LAUTELE MA LE AU FAI FAIVA INA IA FAAUTAGIA MAI LENEI FAUTUAGA ONA O LE MAUALULUGA O GALU UA IAI NEI.
Red Flag Warning
256 PM MST MON JUN 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN ARIZONA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102 NORTHWEST DESERTS/NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. &&
Coastal Flood Statement
833 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOWS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO A EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH TIDES AND A SOUTHERLY SWELL NEAR 4 FEET. * IMPACTS...LOCAL STREET FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE SHORELINE...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCALITIES NEAR SOUTH- FACING SHORES.
Frost Advisory
CAZ084-ORZ029-051100- /O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0021.120605T1000Z-120605T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.A.0008.120606T1000Z-120606T1400Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS 759 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PDT TUESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...33 TO 36 DEGREES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT TUESDAY MORNING AS COLD AIR WILL EXTEND FROM THE SURFACE TO THE UPPER LEVELS. * TIMING...3 AM TO 7 AM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...DORRIS...KLAMATH FALLS... CHILOQUIN. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. &&
Freeze Watch
CAZ084-ORZ029-051100- /O.CON.KMFR.FR.Y.0021.120605T1000Z-120605T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFR.FZ.A.0008.120606T1000Z-120606T1400Z/ NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULELAKE...DORRIS 759 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM PDT TUESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...33 TO 36 DEGREES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE INVERSION...NO INVERSION WILL BE PRESENT TUESDAY MORNING AS COLD AIR WILL EXTEND FROM THE SURFACE TO THE UPPER LEVELS. * TIMING...3 AM TO 7 AM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TULELAKE...DORRIS...KLAMATH FALLS... CHILOQUIN. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION COULD BE DAMAGED OR KILLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. &&
Wind Advisory
622 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY THROUGH AND BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND IN AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. * TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH LATE EVENING...PEAKING OVERNIGHT...AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NEAR RIDGE TOPS...THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES...AND OVER ADJACENT DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY...IN THE DESERTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. * OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES BELOW THE BANNING PASS AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. &&
Statement
611 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES DUE TO A RAIN ADVISORY... THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A RAIN ADVISORY FOR ALL MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT FOR THREE DAYS AFTER THE LAST RAIN EVENT. * LOCATION...ALL MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR RAIN ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN IT RAINS BECAUSE IT IS KNOWN FROM PAST EXPERIENCE THAT RAINWATER CARRIES POLLUTION TO THE BEACH. AFTER A RAIN, BACTERIA COUNTS USUALLY EXCEED THE STATE STANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL USE. THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT FOR THREE DAYS AFTER THE LAST RAIN EVENT. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.
Air Quality Alert
THE VALLEY AIR DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR MADERA...FRESNO...KINGS...TULARE...AND THE VALLEY PORTION OF KERN COUNTIES FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLOWING DUST CAUSED BY WINDY CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS...AGGRAVATE LUNG DISEASE...CAUSE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND ACUTE BRONCHITIS AND INCREASE RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. IN PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE...SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION HAS BEEN LINKED TO HEART ATTACKS AND ARRHYTHMIAS... ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE ALSO MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONSEQUENCES OF HIGH PARTICULATE LEVELS. STAY INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. AVOID PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THE AFFECTS OF UNHEALTHY AIR.
Winter Weather Advisory
243 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 TO 5 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET LATER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE MAJOR PASSES ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...4 AND 88. THE ROAD TO LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: TURNING COLDER...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS...STRONG WINDS OVER EXPOSED RIDGES...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS...LIMITED VISIBILITIES...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR COLDER WEATHER. &&
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...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ519>521-NVZ014-050600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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 229 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...WHITE MOUNTAINS... CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AND 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 ALONG THE OWENS VALLEY AND ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE 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. &&
High Wind Watch
225 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE PASSES OF THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY THROUGH AND BELOW DESERT FACING PASSES AND CANYONS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...GUSTS THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS COULD REACH 70 MPH AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TEHACHAPI...LAKE ISABELLA. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES INCLUDING TRUCKS...CAMPERS...AND TRAILERS. MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE... HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH THE TEHACHAPI PASS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE WALKER PASS. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT CAN BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&
Coastal Flood Advisory
138 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...3 TO 6 FEET BREAKERS WITH OCCASIONAL 8 FEET SETS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...MAINLY ALONG SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING SHORES. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. MODERATE BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * TIDES...FOR DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO NAVY PIER: THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE OF 7.4 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 942 PM TONIGHT. ON TUESDAY THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE OF 7.1 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 1028 PM TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR NEWPORT BEACH: THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE OF 6.9 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 939 PM TONIGHT. FOR TUESDAY THE HIGHEST HIGH TIDE OF 6.6 FEET WILL OCCUR AT 1027 PM TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...MODERATE BEACH EROSION AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH...INCLUDING PARKING LOTS...ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCLUDE LA JOLLA SHORES...DEL MAR AND CARDIFF NEAR HIGHWAY 101. SUSCEPTIBLE AREAS IN ORANGE COUNTY INCLUDE SEAL BEACH...SUNSET BEACH...NEWPORT BEACH...AND THE PARKING LOTS NEAR BALBOA PIER. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH TIDE COMBINED WITH LARGER THAN AVERAGE SURF WILL PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO COASTAL FLOODING SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONARY ACTION. &&
Coastal Flood Warning
1156 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG THE SHORELINE OF WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND. * TIDAL DEPARTURES...AROUND 1 1/2 FT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES. * TIMING...DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. ...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR TONIGHT... KINGS POINT NY......1200 AM.........10.9...........MODERATE.. GLEN COVE NY........1211 AM.........11.2...........MODERATE.. STAMFORD CT.........1205 AM.........10.8...........MINOR..... BRIDGEPORT CT.......1202 AM.........10.1...........MINOR..... NEW HAVEN CT........1157 PM..........9.1...........MINOR..... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. &&
Air Quality Index
427 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THE FORECAST TUESDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-060146- /O.CON.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120608T0000Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120604T1300Z.120607T0000Z.NO/ 846 PM CDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 8:00 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
901 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM PDT FOR SOUTHERN CLEARWATER AND NORTHERN IDAHO COUNTIES... * AT 857 PM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES EAST OF LOWELL TO 6 MILES EAST OF LOWELL TO KOOSKIA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 43 MILES EAST OF KAMIAH TO 27 MILES EAST OF KAMIAH TO 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KAMIAH...AND WERE MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA. && LAT...LON 4588 11529 4600 11553 4596 11600 4645 11598 4648 11538 4637 11501 4633 11493 TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 190DEG 48KT 4612 11515 4620 11545 4618 11592
Flash Flood Watch
...HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... IDC009-017-021-055-057-061-069-079-WAC001-003-017-019-023-043-047- 051-063-065-075-050445- /O.NEW.KOTX.FF.A.0001.120605T0000Z-120605T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BENEWAH-BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI-LATAH-LEWIS-NEZ PERCE-SHOSHONE- ADAMS-ASOTIN-DOUGLAS-FERRY-GARFIELD-LINCOLN-OKANOGAN-PEND OREILLE- SPOKANE-STEVENS-WHITMAN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PLUMMER...TENSED... SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD... CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL... EASTPORT...NAPLES...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...BAYVIEW...RATHDRUM...ATHOL...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...DEARY... GENESEE...JULIAETTA...KENDRICK...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD... KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...SMELTERVILLE... CALDER...CLARKSTON...ASOTIN...ANATONE...BRIDGEPORT...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...KELLER...CURLEW...DANVILLE...LAURIER...POMEROY... DAVENPORT...WILBUR...REARDAN...SPRAGUE...OMAK...OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...OROVILLE...MAZAMA...WINTHROP...METHOW...TWISP... CONCONULLY...NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...IONE...CUSICK... DIAMOND LAKE...SPOKANE...AIRWAY HEIGHTS...MEDICAL LAKE...CHENEY... ROCKFORD...LIBERTY LAKE...DEER PARK...COLVILLE...CHEWELAH... KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE...NORTHPORT...PULLMAN...COLFAX... OAKESDALE...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...UNIONTOWN 134 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IDAHO AND WASHINGTON... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN IDAHO...BENEWAH... BONNER...BOUNDARY...KOOTENAI...LATAH...LEWIS...NEZ PERCE AND SHOSHONE. IN WASHINGTON...ADAMS...ASOTIN...DOUGLAS...FERRY... GARFIELD...LINCOLN...OKANOGAN...PEND OREILLE...SPOKANE... STEVENS AND WHITMAN. * FROM 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION CAUSING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER MANY PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO SHORT TERM FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS RISES ON SMALL RIVERS AND STREAMS. * POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS FROM OVERWHELMED STORM SYSTEMS...PONDING OF WATER...OR SMALL STREAMS. MUD OR DEBRIS SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ON STEEP SLOPES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
Flood Advisory
801 PM EDT MON JUN 4 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY MAINE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE... KENNEBEC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... KNOX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... SAGADAHOC COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... SOUTHERN OXFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN MAINE... SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... YORK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MAINE... CUMBERLAND COUNTY IN MAINE... WALDO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MAINE... * UNTIL 800 AM EDT TUESDAY * AT 745 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANY STEADY RAIN IS TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE. THE STEADY RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SPOTTY DRIZZLE ACROSS THE MID-COAST AND SOUTHWEST MAINE...AND EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY NEW HAMPSHIRE. THESE LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. GIVEN THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS...IT WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE RUNOFF TO WORK ITS WAY ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS UNLIKELY...PLACES THAT ARE FLOODING WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE...AND MANY FLOODED AREAS...INCLUDING ROADS...WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1-877-633-6772...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. && LAT...LON 4407 6888 4406 6891 4431 6894 4396 6908 4385 6929 4391 6942 4376 6957 4381 6970 4370 6976 4373 7007 4309 7066 4388 7122 4473 6920 4444 6888 4443 6888 4442 6888 4445 6890 4423 6892 4415 6877
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 355 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MTC005-013-015-027-035-041-045-049-051-073-099-101-050700- /O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0355.000000T0000Z-120605T0700Z/ MT . MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BLAINE CASCADE CHOUTEAU FERGUS GLACIER HILL JUDITH BASIN LEWIS AND CLARK LIBERTY PONDERA TETON TOOLE
Flood Watch
516 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHWEST MONTANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...FLATHEAD. * FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES CAUSING EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLOODING. * SMALL STREAMS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO GLACIER NATIONAL PARK MAY REACH FLOOD LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&
Lake Wind Advisory
MTZ016-017-021>023-051000- /O.NEW.KGGW.LW.Y.0024.120605T0300Z-120606T0300Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MALTA...SACO...GLASGOW...FORT PECK... HINSDALE...FRAZER...WINNETT...JORDAN...CIRCLE 241 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS FORT PECK LAKE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT WILL TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF THE LAKE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO FORT PECK LAKE. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. &&
