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The agency is expecting winds from the southwest at 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph.
Those wind speeds have the potential to bring down tree branches and power lines, which could result in localized power outages.
The full statement is listed below.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
416 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013
NYZ001003-010-011-019-085-161730-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.130116T2300Z-130117T0500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
416 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
.. LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES
.. TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
.. WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
.. IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWERLINES WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION THE STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AS THEY MAY BE BLOWN OVER AS WELL.
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.
