Farmington New Hampshire Police Department

Wind Advisory Issued by The National Weather Service in Portland, ME via Weather.com

Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 3:27 AM EDT

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.

• WINDS… SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.
• TIMING… EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
• IMPACTS… SOUTHERLY EXPOSURES… ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SHORELINE AND ALONG HILLTOPS… CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS. THIS WILL DOWN TREE LIMBS LEADING TO SOME POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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… A WIND ADVISORY HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE…

LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY BEFORE ENTERING ONTARIO PROVINCE IN CANADA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE ALONG THE SHORELINE AND OVER THE HILLTOPS WHERE WINDS WILL GUST OVER 45 MPH TONIGHT.

DOWNED LIMBS WILL TRIGGER SOME POWER OUTAGES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.