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NPWSJU URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 416 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... PRZ004-006-009-101645- /O.EXT.TJSJ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-071210T1800Z/ EASTERN INTERIOR-CENTRAL INTERIOR-WESTERN INTERIOR- 416 AM AST MON DEC 10 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS REISSUED AND EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOUT 1000 FEET ACROSS PUERTO RICO. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PUERTO RICO. A SUBTROPICAL DISTURBANCE...NOW LOCATED EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TO MAINTAIN A STRONG NORTHEAST WIND FLOW ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION THROUGH AT LEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT WESTWARD AND MOVE ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATER TODAY AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY. AS THIS DISTURBANCE MOVES CLOSER TO THE LOCAL AREA...THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE...WHICH WILL INDUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR AREAS OF 1000 FEET AND ABOVE UNTIL 2 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE. TRUCKS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. $$
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