WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1251 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VERMONT AS WELL AS
THE EASTERN CLINTON AND ESSEX COUNTIES OF NEW YORK...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY.
* WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT FROM THE WEST.
* TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED FROM WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE... WHICH WOULD RESULT IN BLOCKED ROADWAYS AND LOSS
OF ELECTRICAL POWER.
* GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ARE ALREADY DEVELOPING ON THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.
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