From winterety at sbcglobal.net Fri Feb 22 08:03:27 2008 From: winterety at sbcglobal.net (sheryl lynn gerety) Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:03:27 -0800 Subject: [OldNorth] Further Lawn Chair Events Advisory Message-ID: <9211e8bb4296d355c501720c9f89d320@sbcglobal.net> HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN MORNING FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY.THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS.& LAKE COUNTY.. STRONG & GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE REGION SAT EVENING & NIGHT.THESE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HRS SUN THEN DECREASE GRADUALLY SUN AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY SAT NIGHT & SUN MORNING WITH A FEW HOUR PERIOD OF WINDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 40 MPH DURING THE NIGHTTIME HRS AS THE MAIN FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. DURING THIS TIME.WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LAKE COUNTY & THE EASTERN SIDE AND FOOTHILLS OF THE CNTL VALLEY. THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES.CREATING DRIVING RAINS AND LWR VISIBILITIES. THESE STRONG & GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES ALREADY WEAKENED BY EARLIER WIND STORMS THIS WINTER. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS BY SECURING LOOSE OBJECTS & CUTTING BACK LOOSE LIMBS. PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE THEY PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1531 bytes Desc: not available URL: