HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 324 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING...SENDING A STRONG COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA ALONG AND BEHIND THIS FRONT. STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL RANGE
FROM 25 MPH TO 35 MPH 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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