HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 807 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FRIDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST FRIDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT...WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. THE WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...SOME
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST WEST
FACING RIDGES LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN
SOME BLOWING OF SNOW ACROSS ROADWAYS AND LOCALLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
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 AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
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