High Wind Warning
Issued At: Friday, 27 Nov 2009, 4:10 AM EST
Expires At: Saturday, 28 Nov 2009, 6:00 PM EST
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...EASTERN CATSKILLS...SOUTHERN GREEN MOUNTAINS AND BERKSHIRES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST PASSING EAST OF CAPE COD TODAY...MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MAINE THIS EVENING...AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS OUR REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY PRODUCING NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR FUNNELS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
Areas affected: Hamilton, Northern Fulton, Northern Warren, Schoharie, Western Albany, Western Greene, Western Ulster
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