Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Wind Advisory Today, Strong Winds Expected



All of Central and Southern New Jersey has been placed under a wind advisory into early this evening. A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31 to 39 MPH or frequent wind gusts of 46 to 57 MPH are imminent or occurring.

At this point, the soundings are suggesting sustained winds of 25 to 35 MPH with wind gusts between 40 and 50 MPH. I still believe there could be isolated wind gusts in excess of 50 MPH. These wind speeds will certainly down weakened trees and weakened branches. Some scattered power outages are likely later today as the peak gusts are realized.

A secondary reinforcement of colder air this afternoon could be accompanied with snow showers and snow squalls, with the highest chances north of Route 1. We did have rain and some snow showers this morning that came through between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.

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