NPWOKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY 1145 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NYZ067>070-150545- /O.EXT.KOKX.WI.Y.0002.110214T1700Z-110215T0800Z/ ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER- 1145 AM EST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...LOWER HUDSON VALLEY. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THIS EVENING OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED DOWNED BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. LOOSE ITEMS... SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH... OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$