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Thursday, October 31, 2013

WEATHER ALERT: Wind Advisory & High Wind Warning Issued

High Wind Warning: GOLD
Wind Advisory: Brown
...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS QUEBEC ON
FRIDAY...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSSING NEW ENGLAND DURING
THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY IN THE MORNING. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT...
POSSIBLY PRODUCING WIDELY SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
THEREFORE... AN UPGRADE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING OR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND PEAK BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS LEADING TO POWER
  OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF
46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
  TREES AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. BE CAUTIOUS IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE. IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES, MAKE SURE FLASHLIGHTS HAVE
WORKING BATTERIES.

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