High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

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SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY.

* SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH
  THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 65 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR
  STRONGER MAY OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ALONE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES. HOWEVER
  WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATING ON TREES ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
  MOUNTAINS WILL MAKE THIS OCCURRENCE EVEN MORE LIKELY. POWER
  LINES AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY
340 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

* SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED INTO
  TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR
  ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.

* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ALONE CAN KNOCK DOWN TREES. HOWEVER SNOW
  ACCUMULATING ON TREES THROUGH TONIGHT WILL MAKE THIS OCCURRENCE
  EVEN MORE LIKELY. ALSO...THESE WINDS CAN DOWN POWER LINES AND
  DAMAGE STRUCTURES.

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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
335 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY
RAPIDLY EAST OF THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TODAY. THE LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. THE RESULTING TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...
NAGS HEAD...SOUTHERN SHORES
335 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING.

STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60
MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY DECREASE LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WRAP UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW
TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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RABUN-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS
OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY...AND THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60
MPH AT TIMES.

RECENT PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES...HAS KEPT
THE SOIL QUITE MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET
SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN
GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.

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.

TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY THE WIND. BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES AND
POWER LINES TODAY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE
ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WRAP UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW
TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30
TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO 60 MPH AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

RECENT PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...HAS KEPT
THE SOIL QUITE MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET
SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS WHEN GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.

IN ADDITION...MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST
FLOW MAY PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS VERY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS FROM MACON COUNTY TO
HENDERSON COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO
AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY THE WIND. BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES AND
POWER LINES TODAY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE
ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WRAP UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW
TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE
UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY...AND THE
WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH AT TIMES.

RECENT PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES...HAS KEPT
THE SOIL QUITE MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET
SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN
GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.

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.

TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY THE WIND. BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES AND
POWER LINES TODAY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE
ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
948 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

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/O.CON.KCHS.WI.Y.0003.100210T1400Z-100210T2300Z/
BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MONCKS CORNER
948 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 9
AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. VERY COLD
AIR INTERACTING WITH LAKE WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S
WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS FROM OVERNIGHT THROUGH
MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT WILL ALSO OCCUR.
HAZARDOUS WAVES WILL BUILD AS HIGH 3 TO 4 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. IN ADDITION...STRONG
WAVE ACTION MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND SOME INUNDATION
OF THE LAKESHORE FOR AREAS SUCH AS BONNEAU BEACH...LIONS
BEACH...THE SHORT STAY NAVAL RECREATION AREA AND PINOPOLIS.

WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER LAKE MOULTRIE BY
MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH OVER LAND BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE MEANS HAZARDOUS MARINE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND MARINERS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE
LAKE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
550 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT
IN DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS.

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ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
550 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND
DAMAGING GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW LOCATIONS
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN MAY SEE
WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOGGY
GROUND CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE COMBINATION
OF WEAK ROOT SUPPORT AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE
DOWNING OF NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE
SUCH AS RIPPED SIDING OR SHINGLES MAY ALSO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. BE PREPARED FOR NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES. DO NOT CROSS WIRES AS THEY MAY STILL BE LIVE.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE HANDLING OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES VERY DIFFICULT. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS SUCH AS ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

$$

VINCENT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
400 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS LATE
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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/O.NEW.KBOX.HW.W.0004.100210T2100Z-100211T1200Z/
BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHATHAM...FALMOUTH...PROVINCETOWN...
VINEYARD HAVEN...NANTUCKET
400 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG COASTAL STORM WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY
AND WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG TO DAMAGING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS OVER THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH FROM LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY UNTIL ABOUT 4 AM THURSDAY
MORNING. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME.  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

EVT/NOCERA