Latest Weather Alert for New Jersey–Oct 29, 2012 4:00 AM

.SANDY WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS OUR REGION LATER TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

.SANDY WILL BECOME A POWERFUL NOR`EASTER AS IT TURNS WESTWARD TODAY AND SLAMS INTO THE NJ COAST THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE THIS STORM SERIOUSLY & COMPLETE PREPARATIONS THIS MORNING AS CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN SUBSTANTIALLY THIS AFTERNOON & EVENING.

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443 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012

.HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO

9 AM EDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS.NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON & EVENING THEN WINDS SHIFTING TO SOUTHERLY WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH EARLY TONIGHT.

* THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

* TIMING.STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON & EARLY TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EARLY TUES MORNING COULD STILL UPROOT A FEW TREES BUT BY THEN THE PRIMARY DAMAGE WILL HAVE OCCURRED.

* IMPACTS.A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. DOWNED TREES & WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND.

INCREASINGLY RAIN SOFTENED GROUND. & MANY TREES STILL WITH LEAVES. WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. TREES COULD BE COMPLETELY UPROOTED & MANY TREE LIMBS WILL BE BROKEN. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE OF LONG DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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