Wind Advisories Spread Across Southern California and the Mojave Into Early Friday

Overview

• NWS offices in San Diego and Las Vegas issued targeted alerts for desert, valley, and mountain corridors with sustained winds near 25 to 40 mph and gusts up to about 55 mph.
• NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard added an advisory for the Interstate 5 corridor and Ventura County mountains, calling for north winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph from Thursday evening into early Friday.
• The San Diego advisory covers Apple and Lucerne Valleys, Coachella Valley, the Riverside and San Bernardino County Mountains, San Diego County deserts and mountains, and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning.
• Forecasters warn of blowing dust that can cut visibility, unsecured items turning into hazards, downed tree limbs, a few power outages, and difficult handling for high‑profile vehicles.
• These alerts fit a seasonal pattern of strong regional wind events, so utilities and transportation crews often brace for spotty outages and slower travel during peaks in gusts.