WIND ADVISORY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
216 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013
AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-PAGE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-
MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…STAUNTON…WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…WASHINGTON
216 AM EST TUE FEB 12 2013
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING…
* TIMING…TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS…WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE
RIDGE LINES.
* IMPACTS…THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
ABOUT…AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO
MANEUVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
