HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON.
* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH WIND FAVORED CANYONS.
* TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WIND IS LIKELY BETWEEN 4 AM PST THURSDAY AND 11 AM PST. ALTHOUGH WINDS DECREASE SLIGHTLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEY WILL REMAIN LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE... YOSEMITE VALLEY... MARIPOSA... OAKHURST.
* IMPACTS: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. DURFEE
Target Area: Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno County Foothills; Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon
