WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 134 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM MST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 11 AM MST
SATURDAY.
* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH STRONGEST
SPEEDS EXPECTED FROM 5 AM MST CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH AROUND 11
AM MST SATURDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS FOR THOSE IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEW SNOWFALL WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
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CARPENTER
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