High Wind WATCH: Cattaraugus and Allegany

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1110 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-020015-
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0002.120303T0300Z-120304T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1110 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE NIAGARA
  FRONTIER...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...THE GENESEE VALLEY AND
  THE WESTERN FINGER LAKES.

* TIMING...LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES...
  DOWNED TREE LIMBS...AND ROOF DAMAGE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A RISK
  TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE
PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY
TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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