WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 334 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...KENEDY...AND HIDALGO
COUNTY.
BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL INTERACT
WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE POSITIONED OVER NORTH AND WEST TEXAS
TODAY. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
PRODUCE SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH OVER CAMERON...WILLACY...KENEDY...AND HIDALGO COUNTY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE
APPROACH AND PROXIMITY OF A COLD FRONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS IN CAMERON...WILLACY...KENEDY...AND HIDALGO COUNTY
SHOULD TAKE ACTION EARLY TODAY TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE...AND OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS FROM THE EXPECTED
STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND
ROADS DUE TO THE WINDS...AND BLOWING DUST AND SAND COVERING THE
ROAD SURFACE ON HIGHWAY 48 JUST WEST OF PORT ISABEL IS POSSIBLE.
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND
57 MPH.
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TOMASELLI
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