Gusty northwesterly and northerly winds today

Published on May 12, 2008 - 9:51:13 AM

By: National Weather Service Sacramento CA

DRY NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCREASING THE WINDS ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MAY MIX TO THE SURFACE...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS.

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY...PRIMARILY WEST OF INTERSTATE 5. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Area: NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY - CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY - SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY

Affected Counties or parts of: Yuba, Plumas, Yolo, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Sierra, Alpine, Shasta, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Placer, Solano, Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Lake, Tehama, Nevada

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