WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 329 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THIS WIND ADVISORY IS FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MID TO LATE EVENING...ALTHOUGH IT WILL
REMAIN QUITE BREEZY FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
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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