Wind advisory lifted, gusts not too high

So much for the high winds.

An early-morning wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service was lifted just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.

And the predicted strong, gusting winds forecasters said could approach 45 mph -- with the potential to knock down tree limbs and topple power lines -- had still not materialized by 12:30 p.m.

A check of the weather service website showed the highest recorded wind speeds in Nassau and Suffolk during the past 24 hours to be just 28 mph -- recorded at Long Island-MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma at 5 a.m. and Gabreski Airport in Westhampton at 10 a.m.

As of 12:30 p.m., the Long Island Power Authority was showing just 60 outages to customers in the two counties.

A wind advisory is issued when sustained winds of 31-to-39 mph are expected -- or when the weather service expects wind gusts of 46-to-57 mph. Originally, the weather service said the advisory, issued just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, would last until noon.

But, as weather service spokesman Joe Pollina said, "Winds should continue to slowly diminish as we continue through the day today."

Winter weather still awaits us -- with overnight temperatures predicted to drop back into the teens and the chance of snow showers possible on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The temperature Wednesday is hovering in the upper 30s and low 40s, but the wind chill is still making it feel like it's in the low-to-mid 30s, forecasters said.