HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 312 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE
AREA. THE PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES AND
SPORADIC STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...AND THEN A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL
DECREASE IS EXPECTED FROM THE EARLY EVENING INTO THE LATE EVENING
HOURS. BY MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD RANGE FROM 20 TO 30
MPH...GUSTING TO 35 OR 40 MPH.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ABLE TO BE
DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY...OR CANCELLED ALTOGETHER AT SOME
POINT THIS EVENING ONCE IT IS CERTAIN THAT THREAT FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS PASSED. UNTIL THEN...TRAVELING IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL PROVE DIFFICULT...TREE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR...AS
WELL AS MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THE HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY
DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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BINAU
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