HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 945 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2009
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THOSE AREAS PRONE TO EAST WINDS. THE HIGH WINDS
WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON.
* THE AREAS MOST PRONE TO DAMAGING EAST WINDS ARE NORTH BEND...
BLACK DIAMOND...ENUMCLAW...BUCKLEY...AND ORTING.
* A SPOTTER THIS MORNING IN NORTH BEND CONTINUED TO MEASURE EAST
WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.
* THOSE...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...TRAVELLING ON
NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS SUCH AS PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE
169 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN AND VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT
OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...
AND DESTROY PROPERTY.
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