High Wind Warning

High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
349 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-180500-
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
349 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE
  LIMBS TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS
  BLOWING ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING
  CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.