LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 440 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY...
SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE
55 CORRIDOR WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GUSTS FROM 25
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
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