WIND ADVISORY FOR: Dyer Lake Lauderdale Obion Shelby Tipton ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MIDSOUTH TODAY... .ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST TODAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE HIGH THIS MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE DEPARTING HIGH AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN ARKANSAS...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...EXTREME WEST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNSET. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM 9 AM CST THROUGH 6 PM CST * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE WIND AND SHOULD BE SECURED PROPERLY. IN ADDITION...CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHEN WORKING ON ELEVATED SURFACES EXPOSED TO THE WIND. TRAVEL ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:40:22 +0000
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