WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 455 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM...MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE
GREAT LAKES WILL CREATE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY TONIGHT AS A LINE OF STORMS MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA.
DURING WEDNESDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...GUSTING AGAIN TO
NEAR 40 MPH OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
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RSB
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