Wind Advisory, Rain Causes Airport Road Delays

A wind advisory is in place through the morning in many parts of the Bay Area as a storm passes through the region, according to the National Weather Service.

The advisory was issued at 10 p.m. Monday night and will be in effect until 10 a.m. this morning for the Bay Area coast and coastal hills, weather officials said.

The many parts of the North Bay coast and mountains, San Francisco coast, Santa Cruz Mountains, northern Salinas Valley and Carmel-Monterey region are advised of southerly winds reaching 35 mph, according to weather officials.

The strongest winds are expected near the coast, coastal hills and in the northern Salinas Valley. State Highway 1, including the Golden Gate Bridge, is expected to be hit by gusty winds, according to the NWS.

Weather officials advise drivers that conditions will be difficult this morning and that tree limbs and debris may be strewn about. The strongest winds are likely to blow through in the pre-dawn hours this morning.

Wet weather in the Bay Area is also delaying flights at San Francisco International Airport this morning, an airport duty manager said.

Low clouds and fog have resulted in low visibility and the implementation of a ground delay program that began at 8 a.m., the duty manager said.

Travelers are advised to check with their airlines before heading to the airport today because arriving flights are an average of 55 minutes behind schedule. Departing flights are also affected, but the delays vary from airline to airline.

The ground delay program is expected to remain in effect through 7 p.m. Mineta San Jose International Airport spokeswoman Vicki Day said a departing flight bound for Sacramento then Boise, Idaho, was delayed by an hour and a half, and a United Airlines flight arriving from Denver was about 20 minutes late.

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