HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1048 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND 20 T0 25 MPH ACROSS THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. PEAK WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST
TO RANGE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO 40 TO 50 MPH
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THE COMBINATION OF THE GUSTY
WINDS AND MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF UPROOTED
TREES. IN ADDITION...POWER INTERRUPTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS GUSTY
WINDS MAY TOPPLE POWER POLES OR SNAP POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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