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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2000 .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA TODAY. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE GREAT LAKES...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. VAZ048-049-060>083-085-087-088-DDHHMM- AMELIA-BRUNSWICK-CAROLINE-CHARLES CITY- CHESTERFIELD INCLUDING COLONIAL HEIGHTS-CUMBERLAND-DINWIDDIE-ESSEX- FLUVANNA-GOOCHLAND-GREENSVILLE INCLUDING EMPORIA-HANOVER- HENRICO INCLUDING RICHMOND-KING AND QUEEN-KING WILLIAM-LANCASTER- LOUISA-LUNENBURG-MECKLENBURG-MIDDLESEX-NEW KENT-NORTHUMBERLAND- NOTTOWAY-POWHATAN-PRINCE EDWARD- PRINCE GEORGE INCLUDING PETERSBURG & HOPEWELL-RICHMOND-SUSSEX- WESTMORELAND- ...HIGH WIND WARNING LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS... REACHING SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. MAKE SURE LAWN FURNITURE AND ANY PROPERTY THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY HIGH WINDS IS SAFELY STORED. TRAVELERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS ON HIGHWAYS THIS AFTERNOON. $$ |
WWUS71 KAKQ WBCNPWAKQ As needed, with updates every 6 hours after inital issuance. Additional Info: Updates to the High Wind Warning are issued through the same product. High Wind Warnings are headlined in the Public Zone Forecasts, and are issued when sustained winds of 40 mph are expected for one hour, or wind gusts of 58 mph are expected within 12 hours. |