Expires:200910271730;Remove:200910271730;299497 FPUS76 KLOX 271435 NOWLOX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 735 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 CAZ059-271730- ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 735 AM PDT TUE OCT 27 2009 .NOW... VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY...WITH SENSORS REPORTING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ACROSS THE VALLEY. A WEATHER SPOTTER DRIVING SOUTH TOWARDS LANCASTER REPORTED BLOWING DUST AND SAND...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. ANYONE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ANTELOPE VALLEY TODAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. $$ RAT