URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
342 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013
NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-040445-
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
342 PM EST THU JAN 3 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.
* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES...POTENTIALLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO POWERLINES
AND CAUSING LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG
WINDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE
OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASHCANS AS THEY MAY BE BLOWN OVER AS
WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.