...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... WITH THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS THIS
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW WIND GUSTS TO REACH 55
MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS...
* LOOSE OBJECTS WILL EASILY BLOW AROUND SO MAKE SURE ITEMS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. LARGE TREE
LIMBS AND UTILITY LINES MAY BREAK AND SMALL TREES COULD BE
UPROOTED.
* HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...CAMPERS
AND SEMI TRAILERS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
