Please excuse the all caps. High wind warning continues for my area.
From http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/va/allwarnings.html
DCZ001-MDZ002>005-009-010-013-VAZ021-025>031-036>042-052>054-
WVZ048>055-031600-
ALBEMARLE VA-ALLEGANY MD-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA VA-
AUGUSTA VA-BERKELEY WV-CARROLL MD-CLARKE VA-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-
FAIRFAX VA-FAUQUIER VA-FREDERICK VA-FREDERICK MD-GRANT WV-GREENE VA-
HAMPSHIRE WV-HARDY WV-HIGHLAND VA-HOWARD MD-JEFFERSON WV-LOUDOUN VA-
MADISON VA-MINERAL WV-MONTGOMERY MD-MORGAN WV-NELSON VA-PAGE VA-
PENDLETON WV-PRINCE GEORGES MD-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK VA-RAPPAHANNOCK VA-
ROCKINGHAM VA-SHENANDOAH VA-WARREN VA-WASHINGTON MD-
422 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2005
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA WILL DRIFT NORTH INTO NEW ENGLAND BY MONDAY. A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW WILL CREATE STRONG WINDS TODAY.
SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS... WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET.
THESE WINDS WILL DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES AND MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.
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