HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1000 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...WE SHOULD WARM UP
ENOUGH IN THE AFTERNOON TO BE ABLE TO MIX SOME OF THE STRONGER
WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WHILE SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO REACH 40 MPH...A FEW GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH ARE NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL
KNOCK DOWN NUMEROUS TREES DUE TO VERY MOIST SOIL FROM THE RECENT
WET WEATHER.
LATER GUIDANCE WILL DETERMINE IF THE WATCH IS UPGRADED TO A
WARNING OR REPLACED WITH AN ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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