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Sunday, February 12, 2017

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST MONDAY

Event:    Wind Advisory

Alert:    ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
MONDAY.

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from midnight tonight to 4 PM EST
Monday.

* AREAS AFFECTED: LOWER MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE.

* HAZARDS: STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS: BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45
MPH.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER
LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

Instructions:    A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 45 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.

Target Area:   
Dorchester
Inland Worcester
Maryland Beaches
Somerset
Wicomico

Forecast Office:    NWS Wakefield (Eastern Virginia and Southern Maryland)

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