WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 339 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF DEEPENING LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH
ALONG WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
EVENING AND INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE CATSKILLS...AS WELL AS IN THE
MOHAWK VALLEY.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM
SYSTEM HEADS EAST INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES.
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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PN
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