Strong To Damaging Winds Spreading Across New York, and Vermont

Local Update...
   Remnants Of Hurricane Ike Beggining To Bring In Strong To Damaging Winds...

     At 12:14PM Area observations are indicating winds are increasing across Northern, and Western New York, as well as Northern, and Western Vermont. Below are a few observations as of 12:00AM.

All observations are sustained winds first denoted by direction abbreviation (ex. NW = Northwest) with gusts second denoted by the letter G (All readings in MPH)...

  NEW YORK
Buffalo, NY: SW39 G53
Jamestown, NY: W33 G43
Watertown, NY: S21 G38
Saranac Lake, NY: S21 G30
Plattsburgh, NY: S17
Massena, NY: S14

  VERMONT
Bennington, VT: S26 G44
Burlington, VT: S18 G25
Lyndonville, VT: S16 G25
Swanton, VT: S15 G32
Highgate, VT: S15 G24

     Winds will continue to increase across Northern New York, and Vermont. Winds should remain steady for the next couple hours but begin to diminish by day break across Western New York. The isolated wind gusts to 60MPH across Buffalo and Massena look on track as Buffalo has had a wind gust to 53MPH. Either way there sustained winds meet warning criteria, and gusts are close behind. Everything looks on track as far as the chance for some isolated gusts to 60MPH for Massena, NY as well. Its also looking like a few other areas across Northern New York, may be able to hit some isolated 60MPH readings, such as Saranac Lake, Malone, and Fort Drum. Things will continue to be monitored for exactly how far east those isolated 60MPH readings will be possible. Stay tuned.