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Monday, September 6, 2010

Heavy Wind Advisory!!

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
343 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-070345-
/O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0002.100907T1500Z-100908T0200Z/
MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...
HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN
343 PM EDT MON SEP 6 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ON TUESDAY.

 * WINDS WILL PICK UP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EVENING.

 * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE LAKE SHORE.

IMPACTS...

 * DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

 * SOME SIGNS BLOWN DOWN AND DEBRIS BLOWING AROUND.

 * DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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