Wind Advisory + Rain: from 0000 to 2400 Friday

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Can you say...... wires down?????.....

and for my "green blob" fans:

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/10803?c..._animated&day=1

Wind Advisory

/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0014.061020T1600Z- 061021T0400Z/ NORTHERN FAIRFIELD- NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX- NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD- SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN- SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX- SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC- BERGEN- EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON- UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND- NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)- BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)- QUEENS-NASSAU- NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK- SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-

346 PM EDT THU OCT 19 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. AS IT DOES... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...AND STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY ON FRIDAY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS TURN WEST- NORTHWEST...BEFORE FINALLY STARTING TO SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATER FRIDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND MOIST SOILS FROM RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE DAY COULD COMBINE TO TOPPLE TREES...AS WELL AS DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS...BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

Edited October 20, 2006 by hoss

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High winds knock out power, cause delays

Some LIRR, subway service suspensions; airport delays

Eyewitness News

(New York-WABC) -

Prepare for a very windy evening. A high wind advisory is in effect from 4:00 p.m. through midnight tonight. Wind gusts are expected to get up to 45 mph.

Winds brought down power lines across the region following a strong batch of winds that moved through the area.

Power Outages:

Long Island - 2,293 (1,796 in North Hempstead)

New Jersey - several thousand (700 in Monmouth County)

Staten Island - 200

Orange County - 2,000

Airport Delays:

JFK (Arriving flights) - 2 hours and 52 minutes

Newark -2 hours and 55 minutes

LaGuardia - 2 hours and 43 minutes

Subway service:

Suspended on the "A" line between Howard Beach and the Rockaways.

Officials say a metal canister was blown by the wind under a subway train.

It is not known how long service will be out.

Shuttle bus service will be available between Howard Beach, Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue.

On Staten Island, the winds came down near Shadyside and Woodvale avenues just before 3 p.m.

They brought several poles down. No injuries were reported. Some 2,000 Con Edison customers lost power, but it was restored within the hour.

Strong winds ripped through Central New Jersey this afternoon, bringing down trees in Perth Amboy, Sayreville and other locations.

In Perth Amboy, firefighters and police in Perth Amboy had wires down on Fayette Street and New Brunswick Avenue.

In New Brunswick, police and firefighters were dealing with a downed power line on Townsend Street.

In Sayreville, police shut down Bordentown Avenue at Cheesequake Road because of a downed utility pole on Midnight Avenue, off of Bordentown.

In Hillsborough, wires were reported down on several local streets.