Ron's Lizard Lounge

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Gonna get VERY WINDY around here!

LORAIN... CLEVELAND... MENTOR... CHARDON...

JEFFERSON... ASHTABULA... ERIE... EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 303 PM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010 ... HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.



LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND BECOME STRONG TOWARDS MORNING.



WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 45 MPH... MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SATURDAY... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR ALONG THE LAKESHORE.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR... WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES... POWER LINES... AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.