URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
254 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2012
...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST IS FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ON
TUESDAY NIGHT. A STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND IS ANTICIPATED IN
ADVANCE OF THE FRONT`S ARRIVAL.
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* WINDS...A SOUTH WIND AT 20 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
BECOMING SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST.
* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONG WIND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TUESDAY
EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DIMINISH LATE ON TUESDAY
NIGHT, FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY
LINES. OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. THE WIND MAY ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OPERATING A
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED.
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