EDIS ALERT: Strong winds/Blowing dust/Low visibilities moving toward the San Diego deserts this evening

Saturday, July 18, 2009

EDIS ALERT: Strong winds/Blowing dust/Low visibilities moving toward the San Diego deserts this evening

Dangerous Strong winds... blowing dust and low visibilities moving toward the lower deserts, San Diego deserts, Cochella Valley this evening - Interstate 10 will be impacted with near zero visibility this evening.

Update: The Blowing Dust Advisory was allowed to expire at 8 PM

IT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS BETWEEN 730 PM AND 800 PM.
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS TO 45 MPH HAVE GENERATED A LARGE AREA OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS IMPERIAL COUNTY WHICH HAS REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. THIS AREA OF BLOWING DUST IS FORECAST TO REACH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY THIS EVENING. ... BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA HAS GENERATED STRONG WINDS AND A LARGE AREA OF BLOWING DUST IN IMPERIAL COUNTY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WERE REDUCED TO ONE MILE AT EL CENTRO... AND TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT YUMA. THIS AREA OF STRONG WINDS WAS MOVING WEST TOWARD THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY. IT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS BETWEEN 730 PM AND 800 PM... AND THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY BETWEEN 8 AND 830 PM. A BRIEF PERIOD OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM ONE QUARTER TO ONE MILE IS LIKELY WITH THE ONSET OF THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 10 IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST ARE ENCOUNTERED THIS EVENING.

Area: COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-

Affected Counties or parts of: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ SUNDAY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER... WICKENBURG... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA... TACNA... WELLTON... GILA BEND... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER
Update sent at 19:52 PDT on 2009-07-18

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ SUNDAY... ... DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
GREATER PHOENIX AREA-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... BUCKEYE... MESA... PHOENIX... APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE... BLYTHE... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO
Update sent at 19:52 PDT on 2009-07-18

STRONG WINDS... BLOWING DUST AND LOW VISIBILITIES MOVING TOWARD THE LOWER DESERTS THIS EVENING	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
Alert sent at 19:17 PDT on 2009-07-18

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Saturday, July 18, 2009