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Monday, November 28, 2011

Diablo Wind Warning, Bay Area

NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
846 AM PST MON NOV 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING

THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP JUST AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND THEN INCREASE IN SPEED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG

WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET.


* IMPACTS: EARLY INDICATIONS SHOW THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT AND PROLONGED WIND STORM. DOWNED TREES AND
BRANCHES MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS NOT TIED
DOWN WILL BLOW AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE PRONE TO

THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. ANY STRUCTURE OR WILDFIRES COULD
BE UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT TO SUPPRESS DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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