WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 212 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO POUR INTO AND ACROSS MAINE IN THE WAKE OF
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY...WITH GUSTS TO
40-50MPH POSSIBLE AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20-30MPH THROUGH THE
EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO WELL BELOW 1/4 MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS AS
WELL...WITH CAUTION ADVISED...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN THE
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE HARDER TO SPOT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO TREES... AND
LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS
COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...MAINLY OVER AREAS EXPOSED TO THE
NORTHWEST WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.
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