HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 501 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST
TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER BY MIDDAY
TUESDAY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND ALSO WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
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 DAMAGING GUSTS
MAY OCCUR. TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TODAY TO SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
WHICH MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WINDS...INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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