HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 708 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...EASTERN
CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND BERKSHIRES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY
AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST PASSING EAST OF CAPE COD TODAY...MOVING
INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING...AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
LATE TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
OUR REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY PRODUCING
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70
MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR FUNNELS INTO THE REGION. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
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