NEW: Wind Advisory Issued
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NEW: Wind Advisory Issued
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* LOCATIONS...MOST OF MASSACHUSETTS EXTENDING EAST FROM THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES...ALL OF RHODE ISLAND...NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST CONNECTICUT...CHESHIRE AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* HAZARDS...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM. STRONGEST WINDS AROUND 1 PM.
* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DOWNING TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...CAUSING 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
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.