WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 218 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PST
FRIDAY.
* WINDS HAVE BEEN INCREASING TODAY IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT
EVENTUALLY BECOMING VERY WINDY THROUGH SATURDAY.
* WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN LADD AND PYLES CANYON.
* THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS
SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS
OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
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