WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 224 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST TO THE WEST OF ALABAMA HAS
CAUSED A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THIS
TIGHT GRADIENT HAS ALREADY PRODUCED SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND
30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND SOME WIND GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN WITHIN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA
THROUGH 3 AM.
HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS THIS
EVENING. THOSE TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND
BRIDGES COULD ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION.
OTHER CONCERNS INCLUDE ANY LOOSE YARD FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT
PROPERLY SECURED...AS WELL AS THE CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES IF
DOWNED TREES HAPPEN TO FALL ON POWER LINES.
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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