HIGH WIND WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 433 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE FOUND JUST A FEW
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE A LAYER
OF RELATIVELY WARM AIR WILL LIKELY PREVENT THESE STRONG WINDS FROM
REACHING THE SURFACE...THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE
WINDS MAY REACH DOWN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE AREA BETWEEN
THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO THESE STRONG WINDS.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY.
THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE
PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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