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Wind Advisory Issued For Our Area:

* Wind advisory is in effect for East Mississippi and West Alabama:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
401 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM CST SUNDAY... AS A STORM SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...

A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM NEAR 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY LATE MORNING AND GRADUALLY SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO HEAT UP STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAY MIX DOWN...LEADING TO WINDS GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.

DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. ALSO...AREA LAKES WILL BE ROUGH AND CHOPPY...WATER ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO AVOID OR USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUT ON AREA LAKES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 MPH OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED.

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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posted by Chris Whited @ 8:45 AM