WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1014 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER THE
POCONO PLATEAU...CATSKILLS AND OVER THE HILLS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW YORK. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST INTO THURSDAY BEFORE
SUBSIDING THURSDAY NIGHT.
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.
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