WWUS72 KFFC 131823 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 123 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2006 GAZ005>009-014>016-140230- /O.NEW.KFFC.HW.A.0001.060114T1100Z-060115T0300Z/ MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 123 PM EST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA SATURDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. SUNNY SKIES WILL ALLOW WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH LIKELY. THIS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES ...POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS SMALL OUT BUILDINGS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL LIKELY BE BLOWN ABOUT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... PARTICULARLY THOSE TRAVELING ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ROADWAYS WILL BE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG WINDS. RESIDENTS ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED LATER TONIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING. $$