WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 656 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...
.A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST
OUT OF THE MIDWEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS INTO TONIGHT.
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TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP
656 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* THE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 MPH.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE HIGHER WESTERN SLOPES.
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.
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