WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1029 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. WIND GUSTS
WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A
FEW RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...
ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.
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