WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
AROUND 4AM CST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 6PM CST WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM
7AM TO 1PM CST.
* SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS WIND
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY HIGHER TERRAIN
AREAS.
* VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON WEDNESDAY.
IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF ROADWAYS. SOME
LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER SUCH
ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE SNAPPED
AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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