WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 247 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY FOR HERKIMER COUNTY...THE MOHAWK VALLEY...LAKE
GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...TACONICS...MID
HUDSON VALLEY...EXTREME SOUTHEAST VERMONT AND THE LITCHFIELD HILLS
IN CONNECTICUT.
AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR CAPE COD WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF OF MAINE TONIGHT...AND THEN INTO CANADIAN MARITIMES
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS OUR REGION THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
PRODUCING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
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 WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
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