wind adv/ high wind watch for DCA and BWI..overall situation

[WXBUFFJIM]

Good evening everyone. Everyone living near Baltimore and DC want to pay attention to this statement from the NWS. It's here, http://www.crh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/ ... WIND+WATCH


A wind advisory is in effect when sustained winds are between 31 and 38 mph with gusts to 57 mph. A high wind watch is in effect due to the potential for sustained winds to reach over 40mph with gusts to over 60 mph Thursday around midday. Secure all loose objects this evening or better yet just bring them inside so we can avoid further damage from flying debris.

A very strong potent cold front will plow through the Baltimore/Washington area later tonight between midnight and 6 am est with showers and storms. Some of the storms maybe severe with damaging winds along the cold front to 60-70 mph.

Winds will be sustained around 30 mph from Thursday morning through Friday afternoon with gusts to 45 mph, thus the wind advisory. However there will be a few hours around midday Thursday where we could see sustained winds over 40 mph with gusts over 60 mph, thus the high wind watch. A low pressure system is expected to explode and intensify very rapidly over the Great Lakes tonight. Between the deepening low over the eastern great lakes and strong high pressure over the southern plains and Mississippi Valley, a very strong pressure gradient will setup, thus the potential for wind damage and power outages. Folks from the mid atlantic through the northeast into the ohio valley, midwest, and great lakes need to get ready to lose power. That is a very real possibility today right through Friday. Wind gusts between 53 and 56 mph have been reported in Des Moines, Iowa over the past several hours and the situation most definitely will get worse with time. Stay tuned and stay safe folks!

Jim

[JCT777]

I am sure one will soon be issued for my area as well. A very windy day for sure tomorrow!

[StormCrazyIowan]

If your tomorrow is anything like my today, you're in for a windy ride!!!

[Lowpressure]

There are alot of dead trees leaning or being supported by other trees from Isabel. Could be a power problem for sure, hopefully not worse.

[Colin]

John, the NWS has issued a Wind Advisory for our region...don't know why it's not a High Wind Watch since almost all surrounding offices have a High Wind Watch.

But here is the text:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE - RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EDT WED NOV 12 2003

.A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY
THURSDAY MORNING. THE FLOW OF AIR AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
060>062-067>071-130300-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN
NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL
ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN
MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-DELAWARE
BEACHES DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE
PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM
NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD-WARREN
NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY
EVENING FOR EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NEW JERSEY
EXCEPT THE NORTHEAST...DELAWARE...AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN MARYLAND SHORE...

INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH OUR REGION LATE TONIGHT.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY...WITH
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THURSDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME. A GALE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY.

BE PREPARED BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS AFFECT YOUR LOCATION. MAKE SURE
THAT ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE EITHER BROUGHT INSIDE OR ARE TIED
DOWN SECURELY. IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE, USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING LATER TONIGHT, THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY, AND
INTO THURSDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVERSING BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES WHICH ARE EXPOSED TO STRONGER WINDS AND GUSTS. THE STRONG
WINDS COULD EASILY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL, LEADING TO SOME POWER
OUTAGES, AND POSSIBLY DOWN SOME TREES AS WELL.

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS WELL, ALTHOUGH LIKELY NOT QUITE
AS STRONG AS THURSDAY. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY BUILDS OVER THE REGION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL COMMERCIAL TV AND RADIO
STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

FOR COMPLETE WEATHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT:
http://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ER/PHI (IN LOWER CASE LETTERS).

[weatherluvr]

Yep, they just issued a High Wind Warning here on the island through tomorrow... calling for 30-40 mph sustained with gusts to 60 mph.

[WXBUFFJIM]

Sustained winds of 39-46 mph with gusts to 58 mph or higher is expected on Long Island and New York City.

Jim