HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 339 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
*A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE IN THE 30 MPH TO 40
MPH RANGE WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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