WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1127 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE THIS
EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
ELEVATED ROADWAYS USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IN ADDITION...IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH A TRASH CANS...LIGHT WEIGHT PATIO FURNITURE...AND
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.
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