NPWALY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
216 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-
SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-
EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-
WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-
WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS-
NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-
WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TORRINGTON...OAKVILLE...NEW MILFORD...
TERRYVILLE...PITTSFIELD...NORTH ADAMS...GREAT BARRINGTON...LEE...
LENOX...HOUSATONIC...ATWELL...BIG MOOSE...EAGLE BAY...MCKEEVER...
NOBLEBORO...NORTHWOOD...OLD FORGE...SPECULATOR...ILION...
HERKIMER...LITTLE FALLS...MOHAWK...FRANKFORT...DOLGEVILLE...
GLOVERSVILLE...JOHNSTOWN...AMSTERDAM...WELLSVILLE...
SARATOGA SPRINGS...WARRENSBURG...WHITEHALL...GRANVILLE...
COBLESKILL...MIDDLEBURGH...DELANSON...ESPERANCE...DUANESBURG...
SCHENECTADY...ROTTERDAM...BALLSTON SPA...MECHANICVILLE...
WATERFORD...ALTAMONT...ALBANY...TROY...HOOSICK FALLS...HUNTER...
TANNERSVILLE...WINDHAM...CATSKILL...COXSACKIE...ATHENS...CAIRO...
JEFFERSON HEIGHTS...HUDSON...CHATHAM...SUNDOWN...ELLENVILLE...
WOODSTOCK...WEST HURLEY...KERHONKSON...NAPANOCH...PHOENICIA...
KINGSTON...NEW PALTZ...POUGHKEEPSIE...BEACON...ARLINGTON...
PAWLING...DOVER PLAINS...MILLBROOK...PINE PLAINS...AMENIA...
MILLERTON...NORTHVILLE...MAYFIELD...GLENS FALLS...
WEST GLENS FALLS...HUDSON FALLS...FORT EDWARD...CAMBRIDGE...
GREENWICH...BENNINGTON...JACKSONVILLE...NEWFANE...BRATTLEBORO...
WEST BRATTLEBORO...BELLOWS FALLS
216 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT REPRESENTING THE LEADING EDGE OF ARCTIC AIR
WILL MOVE THROUGH OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. A
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT...ALONG WITH
THE CLASH OF WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH VERY COLD AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT...WILL RESULT IN DAMAGING WINDS MAINLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN
NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. BEHIND THE
FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH... ESPECIALLY IN EAST WEST ORIENTED
VALLEYS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED ON THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WHICH MAY INCREASE
THE WIND SPEED IN SOME AREAS.

THIS COLD FRONT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES
AS WELL AS SNAP POWER POLES IN SOME AREAS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING
DURING THE PERIOD FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING USE
EXTREME CAUTION...AND BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DEBRIS
COVERING ROADWAYS IN SOME AREAS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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WEATHER SERVICE...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR WEB PAGE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/A L Y.

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