WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 343 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH...WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED WIND DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND THERE IS A CHANCE OF STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH OVER
THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THE WIND ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED INTO THE EVENING FOR THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
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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