HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 234 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...
BECOMING VERY STRONG DURING THE DAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES
AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WHERE CHANNELING MAY OCCUR.
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS...AND ON THE
NORTHWEST DOWNSTREAM SIDES OF THE RIDGES AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...DECK FURNITURE AND HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS...INDOORS.
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