WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 941 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO PICK UP LATER TODAY...AND BY
TONIGHT WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* GENERALLY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO
START TO INCREASE LATER TODAY AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE CENTER. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THEIR INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF
GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
BRISK THROUGH FRIDAY.
* DAMAGE TO WEAK OR ROTTING TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. OUTDOOR
CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT IF THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY
SECURED. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS OF
THIS MAGNITUDE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET GROUNDS DUE TO RAINS MAY ALLOW SMALLER OR LOOSELY ROOTED
TREES TO UPROOT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. UNSECURED PATIO OR OUTDOOR
PLACEMENTS MAY BE PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM TUMBLING. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION
OF WET ROADS AND HIGH WINDS MEANS HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
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