WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 246 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT.
A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF ALABAMA WILL
CAUSE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA ON
THURSDAY. THIS TIGHT GRADIENT WILL INITIALLY CREATE SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEGINNING BY 6 AM
THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH BY NOON ON
THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH LASTING THROUGH MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THESE WINDS IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
GOING TO ON CHRISTMAS EVE. HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC COULD BE
IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC ON WEST-TO-EAST ORIENTED ROADS AS
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE COULD BE PRESENTED WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS.
OTHER CONCERNS INCLUDE ANY LOOSE YARD FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS THAT WILL EASILY BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT
PROPERLY SECURED...AS WELL AS THE CHANCE OF POWER OUTAGES IF
DOWNED TREES HAPPEN TO FALL ON POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 17 MPH AND
HIGHER... OR WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH AND HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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