WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 200 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
AM EST FRIDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MIDWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE MIDWEST AND INTO
THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. EAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUST
NEARING 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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