WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 606 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN WAKE OF AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONT PASSAGE. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE MOST PERSISTENT FROM
THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 617 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS AND BERKSHIRES.
THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
READINGS OF 15 BELOW ZERO OR LOWER AT TIMES FROM THIS MORNING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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