The scale has been in use for decades and gives an idea about what kind of wind damage a hurricane can produce, but it says nothing about impacts from storm surge, flooding rain and tornadoes.

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pointed to an update on its Empire Wind website saying its order to halt all work on the $7 billion project has been lifted "during the ongoing review" of the project's potential environmental impacts.

Denmark, a global leader in wind power, spent five months licking its wounds after a failed auction for offshore turbines delivered a blow to expand even further.

On Thursday at 2:02 p.m. a wind advisory was released by the NWS San Diego CA valid from Friday 5 p.m. until Saturday 3 a.m. for San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.