WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 211 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
UPDATED...REPORTS OF WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AT
A FEW LOCATIONS AROUND 1000 FEET ELEVATION AND ABOVE. THIS
INCLUDES THE AIRPORT AT CHARLESTON WHICH GUSTED TO 65 MPH AT 144 PM.
THUS...WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE GUSTS
NEAR 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...HILLTOPS MAY SEE BRIEF GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... BEFORE
DECREASING LATER THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE...THEY
WILL REMAIN ON THE MODERATE SIDE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 31 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION. POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
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