Windy weather on the way

Batten down the hatches.

The National Weather Service is predicting windy weather tonight and Friday.

The wind gusts will be strong, but are not expected to be near the magnitude of the record-setting windstorm that rocked the region in November 2015.

Peak gusts for the coming windstorm are expected to be around 41 mph in the Coeur d’Aene area.

The top gusts recorded in Kootenai County during last year’s storm were 67 mph.