WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 900 PM CST THU DEC 17 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM CST
FRIDAY.
GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. SUSTAINED
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH. A FEW WIND GUSTS AROUND 30
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS
...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO
THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN A NORTH OR SOUTH
DIRECTION.
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