High Wind Advisory
Statement as of 1:28 PM EST on January 13, 2012
…Wind Advisory is cancelled…
The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
cancelled the Wind Advisory.
Wind gusts today have been in the 25 to 35 mph range…with a few
gusts around 40 mph across the ridge tops. While that makes for a
breezy day…Wind Advisory criteria is not expected to be reached.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
934 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012
WASHINGTON-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-
NELSON-WESTERN HIGHLAND-EASTERN HIGHLAND-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-
BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
EASTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FROSTBURG…CUMBERLAND…
STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
HIGHTOWN…MONTEREY…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…MOOREFIELD…
BAYARD…MOUNT STORM…PETERSBURG…ELK GARDEN…KEYSER…
FORT ASHBY…CIRCLEVILLE…FRANKLIN
934 AM EST FRI JAN 13 2012
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING…
* TIMING…THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.