High Wind Watch For Cook County: Steady Winds 35 Mph, Gusts Over 58 Mph Possible Late Monday Night Through Tuesday Evening
4:17 AM Monday URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
342 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012
...WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO
342 AM CDT MON OCT 29 2012
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHERLY AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE VERY STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR WIND
DAMAGE...INCLUDING DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. HIGH
RISE BUILDINGS NEAR THE LAKE WILL EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER
WINDS JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET ABOVE THE GROUND...SO BE
CERTAIN EVERYTHING THAT COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WINDS IS
SECURED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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HIGH WIND WATCH, NWS