WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 420 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...BEFORE TAPERING OFF
FRIDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH
LOCATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET ELEVATION MUCH MORE VULNERABLE TO THE
HIGH WINDS. HOWEVER...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR
ANYWHERE WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH MOUNTAIN
PASSES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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