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Wind Advisory

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Dickenson; Buchanan; McDowell; Wyoming; Northwest Raleigh

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Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected with isolated gusts to 60 mph possible along the highest ridgelines and favored terrain for downslope winds.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and northeast, southeast, and southern West Virginia.
* WHEN...From 5 PM Saturday to 11 AM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong east to southeasterly wind field aloft associated with the remnants of Isaias will move over the region Saturday afternoon into Sunday. Interaction with the higher terrain will help to transport these higher wind speeds to the surface.

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