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Wind Advisory

Issued At: Monday, 28 Sep 2009, 2:18 AM EDT
Expires At: Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009, 2:18 AM EDT

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A POTENT COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT A LATE SEASON SEVERE WEATHER EVENT THE REGION. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO 45 MPH OR MORE THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MORNING. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE OVER THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AREA WHERE GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THAT THE REGION IS STILL FULLY FOLIATED...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL HAVE AN INCREASED POTENTIAL TO CAUSE DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH INLAND AND TO 50 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SINCE MOST TREES ARE STILL FULLY FOLIATED...THERE IS AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS.

Areas affected: Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Southern Erie


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