Strong winds approaching western New York

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1223 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-012030-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1223 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

...STRONG WINDS APPROACHING WESTERN NEW YORK...

AT 1215 PM A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM JUST WEST OF LONG
POINT ONTARIO, SOUTH ACROSS LAKE ERIE, TO JUST WEST OF ERIE
PENNSYLVANIA. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH CHAUTAUQUA, ERIE AND NIAGARA
COUNTIES AROUND 230 PM. AS THE FRONT PASSES, THERE WILL BE AN
INCREASE IN SHOWER ACTIVITY OF VARYING INTENSITY. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY, AND RAPIDLY INCREASE
TO 20 TO 30 MPH, WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 MPH. ONCE THE STRONG
WINDS BEGIN, THEY WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING, AND BECOME EVEN
STRONGER WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH AFTER DARK. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO SECURE ANY OBJECTS THAT CAN BECOME AIRBORNE SUCH AS TRASH
CANS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE, BE
PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT BUFFETING, ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH
ROADWAYS.

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MRP