WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 332 PM AST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 400 PM AST SAT DEC 05 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKST
SATURDAY.
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE
YUKON AND INTO NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE CANADIAN INTERIOR THE AK
PANHANDLE WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR HAINES ESPECIALLY
NEAR LYNN CANAL AND STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR SKAGWAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN
AROUND.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST FRIDAY OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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