HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 445 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENS BETWEEN HIGHER PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AND THE DEEP LOW PRESSURE
CENTER MOVING TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. WINDS MAY
GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AT TIMES.
* DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES ARE LIKELY. TRAVELERS WILL
NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ROADWAYS.
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 AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.
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