Updated: Sun Feb-24-19 02:16am UTC
Effective: Sun Feb-24-19 07:00pm UTC
Expires: Mon Feb-25-19 11:00pm UTC
Severity: Severe
Urgency: Future
Certainty: Possible
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: Atlantic; Atlantic Coastal Cape May; Camden; Cape May; Coastal Atlantic; Coastal Ocean; Cumberland; Eastern Monmouth; Gloucester; Mercer; Middlesex; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Salem; Southeastern Burlington; Western Monmouth
Instructions: 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.
Message Summary: ...high wind watch remains in effect from sunday afternoon
through monday afternoon...
* winds...west 20 to 30 mph with 45 to 55 mph gusts.
* timing...a surge of winds late sunday afternoon and early
sunday evening may result in gusts up to 55 mph. Another round
of strong winds is expected to affect the area late sunday night
through monday.
* impacts...strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power
lines. Scattered power outages are expected.
* additional details...the ground is quite saturated, and
rainfall this weekend, generally ranging from 1 to 1 1/2 inches
will add to this. It will not take much wind to result in downed
trees and power lines.
