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Follow official weather updates. Report any emergencies or wind-related damage to the relevant authorities.</cap:instruction><cap:web>https://meteo.go.ke/weather-warnings/strong-winds-advisory-issued-on-23rd-october-2026-9pm/</cap:web><cap:contact>director@meteo.go.ke, +254 20 38567880-5, +254 724 255153-4</cap:contact><cap:area><cap:areaDesc>Coastal, Eastern &amp; Northern regions of the country</cap:areaDesc><cap:polygon>4.198309,36.276807 4.055474,37.354094 3.395812,38.137575 3.395812,38.137576 3.395812,38.137576 3.395812,38.137576 3.395812,38.137576 3.43547,39.50823 3.422186,39.512059 3.413854,39.514447 3.413854,39.514447 3.413853,39.514447 3.413853,39.514447 3.413853,39.514448 3.406361,39.528567 3.406361,39.528567 3.406137,39.529015 3.406137,39.529015 3.406137,39.529015 3.405549,39.534369 3.405549,39.534369 3.405829,39.53678 3.40585,39.538658 3.405083,39.541351 3.404155,39.543439 3.404155,39.543439 3.404155,39.543439 3.404712,39.553413 3.404712,39.553413 3.404712,39.553413 3.404712,39.553414 3.404712,39.553414 3.404713,39.553414 3.404713,39.553414 3.406615,39.554203 3.406615,39.554203 3.422689,39.560525 3.422689,39.560525 3.429163,39.563053 3.437147,39.5662 3.444692,39.826959 3.444692,39.826959 3.444692,39.826959 3.444692,39.82696 3.444692,39.82696 4.055474,40.414571 3.884499,40.977698 3.640189,41.491858 3.029134,40.92873 3.029133,40.92873 3.029133,40.92873 3.029133,40.92873 1.830527,40.659408 1.830527,40.659408 -0.299252,40.781827 -0.299252,40.781827 -0.299252,40.781827 -1.425362,41.222536 -1.969119,40.882533 -1.965963,40.881188 -1.965962,40.881188 -1.965962,40.881188 -1.965962,40.881187 -1.965962,40.881187 -1.963956,40.874535 -1.963956,40.874535 -1.963956,40.874535 -1.963956,40.874535 -1.963956,40.874535 -1.966533,40.86953 -1.966533,40.869529 -1.966533,40.869529 -1.971863,40.865466 -1.97399,40.859539 -1.973134,40.852901 -1.973134,40.852901 -1.973134,40.852901 -1.973134,40.852901 -1.975254,40.84766 -1.975254,40.84766 -1.975254,40.847659 -1.975254,40.847659 -1.975255,40.847659 -1.975255,40.847659 -1.975255,40.847659 -1.975255,40.847659 -1.975255,40.847659 -1.975255,40.847659 -1.975256,40.847659 -1.975256,40.847659 -1.980256,40.853885 -1.980256,40.853886 -1.980256,40.853886 -1.980256,40.853886 -1.981335,40.861214 -1.984511,40.865817 -1.991386,40.868403 -1.991386,40.868403 -1.991387,40.868403 -1.991516,40.868528 -2.006662,40.859058 -2.007594,40.857128 -2.008146,40.84753 -2.008146,40.84753 -2.008146,40.84753 -2.012603,40.838425 -2.012603,40.838424 -2.012603,40.838424 -2.018629,40.833678 -2.01863,40.833678 -2.01863,40.833678 -2.01863,40.833678 -2.01863,40.833678 -2.01863,40.833678 -2.01863,40.833678 -2.018631,40.833678 -2.021825,40.836455 -2.021825,40.836455 -2.021825,40.836456 -2.021825,40.836456 -2.021825,40.836456 -2.021825,40.836456 -2.021546,40.841484 -2.021546,40.841484 -2.021546,40.841484 -2.015354,40.852235 -2.673213,40.09628 -2.673213,40.09628 -2.673214,40.09628 -2.673214,40.09628 -3.724361,39.729023 -4.261696,39.043477 -3.968648,38.211028 -3.177837,37.692658 -3.155503,37.689028 -3.146958,37.687639 -3.12132,37.683472 -3.112775,37.682084 -3.087137,37.677917 -3.078592,37.676528 -3.070046,37.67514 -3.0615,37.673751 -3.0615,37.673751 -3.0615,37.673751 -3.061499,37.673751 -3.061499,37.673751 -3.018074,37.610076 -3.018074,37.610075 -3.008659,37.59593 -3.008659,37.59593 -3.004069,37.588861 -2.994889,37.574721 -2.992645,37.571266 -2.848094,37.476514 -1.942994,37.280643 -1.208763,37.721352 -0.523299,38.602769 -0.523299,38.602769 -0.523298,38.602769 -0.523298,38.602769 -0.523298,38.602769 0.798795,38.823124 0.798795,38.823124 0.798795,38.823124 0.798795,38.823124 0.798795,38.823124 0.798796,38.823124 0.798796,38.823124 1.459727,37.917222 1.459727,37.917222 2.193863,36.888902 3.172129,36.30129 4.198309,36.276807</cap:polygon></cap:area></cap:info></cap:alert>