LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 323 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM
EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST
SATURDAY.
A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST
STATES TODAY AND UP THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA AND WINDS
OVER AREA LAKES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AND BEGIN TO RELAX ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. SOME WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 30 KNOTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WILL BE
ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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