NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
340 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011


NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>098-250445-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.WI.Y.0002.110225T1600Z-110226T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-
PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-
SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...
GOOCHLAND...ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...
NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON
340 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.


* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND NORTHEAST
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* TIMING: 11 AM EST TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES...AND
  DOWNED TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES. ENSURE LOOSE OBJECTS ON YOUR
  PROPERTY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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