WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE RATHER
SATURATED GROUND SHOULD TEND TO LEAD TO AN INCREASED POSSIBILITY
OF SOME TREES TOPPLING OVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES, POWER LINES AND
WEAKER STRUCTURES. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY
AREA, KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS AND ACROSS ELEVATED
STRUCTURES SUCH AS BRIDGES.
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