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National Weather Service Issues Wind Advisory Until 10:00 am Friday

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Earlier today, the National Weather Service issued a wind advisory in the San Francisco Bay Area that is in effect until 10:00 am Friday. The winds are expected to reach up to 45-mph with a potential for downed trees and power lines. It also urges caution while driving.

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
223 PM PST THU NOV 21 2013
...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH BAY AND EAST
BAY REGIONS THROUGH FRIDAY...
.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST IN WAKE OF THE EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT
RAIN TO THE REGION THE PAST FEW DAYS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A PERIOD
OF STRONG AND GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH AND
EAST BAY HILLS...MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT VALLEY AS WELL AS COASTAL
AREAS OF THE NORTH BAY AND SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
CAZ510-221400-
/O.EXB.KMTR.WI.Y.0009.131121T2223Z-131122T1800Z/
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
223 PM PST THU NOV 21 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.
* IMPACTS: POSSIBLE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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