LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 300 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF
THE UPSTATE AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...EARLY THIS MORNING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE MORE LIKELY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 3500 FEET. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THE WIND GUSTS WILL EXTEND DOWN INTO THE
LOWER VALLEYS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS EXPOSED TO
NORTHWEST FLOW. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER DAYBREAK
TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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