Wind Advisory for Warren, Morris & Sussex Counties

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
341 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

NJZ001-007-008-PAZ054-055-060>062-161600-
/O.EXT.KPHI.WI.Y.0008.110416T1600Z-110417T0300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...
EASTON
341 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BLOW AROUND. TREES WITH SHALLOW
ROOTS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINED ACTION OF STRONG
WIND GUSTS AND WET SOILS FROM HEAVY RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 46 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT-WEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE
SECURED.

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