Friday, February 24, 2012

Special Weather Statement

WWUS71 KBUF 240844
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
344 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

NYZ001-010-019-020-085-241645-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.120224T2000Z-120225T1000Z/
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN...
OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
344 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS
  AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND
  RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

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TJP

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