WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 410 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT.
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING PRODUCING STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE FRESH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY,
TREES, AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN
DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW
OVER ROADWAYS COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL
LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...MAINLY OVER AREAS EXPOSED TO THE
NORTHWEST WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO
TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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FOSTER
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