WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1042 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS DAYBREAK.
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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MJ
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