WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 416 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SATURDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST SATURDAY.
SPOTTY WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING
BUT THE BRUNT OF THE WIND APPEARS RESERVED FOR SATURDAY MORNING OR
MIDDAY SATURDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM SATURDAY WHEN
SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AT TIMES AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WHICH MAY BRING DOWN SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS
AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF STRONGER WINDS FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS
REGION SATURDAY WITH ISOLATED GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH.
OVERALL..THE GREATEST IMPACT OF THE WIND SHOULD BE ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS
COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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DRAG
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