HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1035 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG DURING THE DAY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE RIDGES AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WHERE
CHANNELING MAY OCCUR. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE
AREAS...AND ON THE NORTHWEST DOWNSTREAM SIDES OF THE RIDGES AS
WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...DECK FURNITURE AND HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS...INDOORS.
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