HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 338 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER FRIDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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