WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 226 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER
RIDGE TOPS. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO BE
TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE ADVISORY
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
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GERAPETRITIS
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