LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 306 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THE INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. WESTERLY TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK.
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.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 311 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. AREAS WITHIN THE WINTER STORM WARNING
WILL BEGIN TO SEE SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH
THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER
THE WARNING AREA...WHICH GENERALLY EXTENDS FROM NASHVILLE ARKANSAS
TO CLARKSVILLE TEXAS.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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