WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1051 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
* DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH LOWER MICHIGAN THIS
AFTERNOON. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.
* WEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE AS WE HEAD THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AS THE LOW LIFTS INTO CANADA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS OF 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AS
WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE USUALLY BRING DOWN WEAKENED TREE LIMBS.
LOOSE OBJECTS ARE BLOWN AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL FIND
DRIVING DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS.
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