HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 341 AM EST THU DEC 10 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.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID
MORNING...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES LEADING TO
POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS IN THE WARNING AREA
AS TREES...LIMBS AND WIRES COULD BLOCK SOME ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
AT HOME...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO BE WITHOUT POWER FOR SEVERAL
DAYS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND MEDICINE.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 338 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
45 AND 50 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TONIGHT.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DAMAGE SMALL TREES AND BRING DOWN
SOME POWER LINES...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
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. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ALL
LOOSE OBJECTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA
KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE
AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BGM
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