WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 404 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR
HERKIMER COUNTY...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...TACONICS...MID HUDSON
VALLEY...EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IN
CONNECTICUT.
A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER DOWNEAST MAINE EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TODAY.
AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM OUR REGION...THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
OVER US WHICH HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY START TO WEAKEN BUT NOT UNTIL LATER TODAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS
MORNING WITH THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATER TODAY.
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.
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
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