Friday, March 2, 2012

Wind Advisory: McKean and Potter

WWUS71 KCTP 021917
NPWCTP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
217 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND COULD GUST NEAR 50 MPH
LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST GUSTS
WILL BE ON THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST-FACING SLOPES.

PAZ004>006-010-011-017-024-033-030330-
/O.NEW.KCTP.WI.Y.0007.120303T0900Z-120304T0000Z/
WARREN-MCKEAN-POTTER-ELK-CAMERON-CLEARFIELD-CAMBRIA-SOMERSET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARREN...BRADFORD...COUDERSPORT...
ST. MARYS...RIDGWAY...EMPORIUM...DUBOIS...CLEARFIELD...
JOHNSTOWN...SOMERSET
217 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...BRANCHES WILL BREAK WHICH COULD CAUSE ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES. OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN
  AROUND IF NOT SECURED.

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 THIS STRONG MAY CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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DANGELO

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