HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 433 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND
NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...THEN
STRONGER WINDS WILL SET IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
WESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE
PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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