THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...NOON TO 9 PM THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE 60S.
* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO A FEW MILES BY DUST.
* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES
SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN
DRIVING ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST.