WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 408 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH OF ALABAMA HAS
CAUSED A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
THIS TIGHT GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
BY MID AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 17 MPH AND HIGHER...
OR WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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