WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 336 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 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
* DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE INTENSE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20
AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DECREASE.
* WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE USUALLY BRING DOWN WEAKENED TREE LIMBS
AND SMALL TREES. 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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