WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 354 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.
STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL INCREASE FROM AROUND 20
MPH THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY MIDDAY. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BUT ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS WHERE SUN IS ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH THE CLOUD COVER.
STRONG WINDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT RAINS
MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
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 ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.
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