...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND MID DAY. WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN FALLING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && #ncwx
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:57:18 +0000
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