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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
159 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016

GAZ001-002-005>009-011-013>016-280300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.HW.A.0001.161128T2100Z-161129T1200Z/
DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-CHATTOOGA-PICKENS-
DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
159 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES WITH ELEVATIONS GREATER
  THAN 1500 FT...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN
  DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 45 TO
  55 MPH.

* TIMING...BETWEEN 4 PM MONDAY AND 7 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...TREES...ESPECIALLY THOSE WEAKENED BY FIRES AND THE
  DROUGHT...COULD COME DOWN ALONG WITH LARGE BRANCHES AND
  POWER LINES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  ANY VEHICLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
45 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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