HYANNIS – The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory from 1 p.m. Friday afternoon to 1 a.m. Saturday.
The following is the official advisory:
BARNSTABLE MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CHATHAM…FALMOUTH…PROVINCETOWN
344 AM EST FRI NOV 11 2016
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
EST SATURDAY.
* LOCATIONS…INCLUDE MAINLY THE OUTER CAPE ESPECIALLY
PROVINCETOWN.
* WINDS…OUT OF THE NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT OR IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* TIMING…DEVELOPING AROUND LATE MORNING INTO MIDDAY WITH THE
HEIGHT OF THE WINDS LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WIRES…
WHICH MAY CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED…WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG ARE
CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES, POSSIBLY
CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.