It is also expected to be partly cloudy most of the day.
SPECIAL WEATHER ALERT
Wind Advisory for Hudson County, NJ
until 12 pm EST, Mon., Dec. 22, 2008
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
12:35 am EST, Mon., Dec. 22, 2008
... WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
WEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THESE WIND SPEEDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME WEAK TREES... TREE LIMBS AND WIRES... ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING WEIGHED DOWN BY SNOW AND ICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AWAY BY WIND.
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... STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
.RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE NEW ENGLAND COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM DEEPENS... STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION.
