WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 441 AM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CREATE A
STRONG NORTHEAST PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN...RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS THERE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE BASIN AT 1500 FEET AND
HIGHER. THIS INCLUDES THE RATTLESNAKE HILLS AND THE HORSE HEAVEN
HILLS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS
OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
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