WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 833 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING. IN FACT...GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE.
THERE HAVE BEEN SPORADIC REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES
DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE THREAT OF
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES MAY INCREASE THIS EVENING AS RAINFALL
BEGINS TO SATURATE THE SOILS. MOTORISTS HEADING OUT FOR HOLIDAY
ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER AWARE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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CBD
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