HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 231 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.
WIND GUSTS COULD INCREASE TO AS MUCH 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT.
AFTER SUNRISE...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE
VALLEYS AS WELL. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS ALL THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH SEVERAL WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR GREATER AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS
EXPECTED TO TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BECAUSE OF THE
WET SOIL FROM RECENT RAINFALL EVENTS.
THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND FOR ROADS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.
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 OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 231 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.
SOUTH WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.
WIND GUSTS COULD INCREASE TO AS MUCH 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT.
AFTER SUNRISE...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE
VALLEYS AS WELL. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS ALL THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...WITH SEVERAL WIND GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR GREATER AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS
EXPECTED TO TOPPLE NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES BECAUSE OF THE
WET SOIL FROM RECENT RAINFALL EVENTS.
THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND FOR ROADS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
$$
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