WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 236 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM EST THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE COASTLINE. BY THURSDAY MORNING..
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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COASTAL FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING...
THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING.
THE HIGHEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDES OF THE MONTH WILL OCCUR AROUND 11 AM
THURSDAY. THE INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE A 1 TO 1.5
FOOT STORM SURGE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A STORM TIDE OVER 12 FEET IN
PORTLAND WHICH MAY BE HIGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR COASTAL FLOODING
IN THE MIDCOAST AREA. ALSO...BUILDING OCEAN WAVES WILL LIKELY
CAUSE SOME SPLASHOVER AND BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. COASTAL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS...AND TAKE ACTION TO
PROTECT PROPERTY.
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