[spotters-illianaskywarn] Fwd: Wind Advisory

  • From: Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: spotters-illianaskywarn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:56:51 -0500



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From: interwarn@xxxxxxxx
Date: March 5, 2009 11:34:42 AM GMT-05:00
To: interwarn@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Wind Advisory
Reply-To: interwarn@xxxxxxxx


WWUS73 KILX 051632
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1032 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009

..WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...

SUNNY SKIES MIXING STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN
COMBINATION WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 30 MPH...AND GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH.

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-052200-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0002.090305T1632Z-090306T0000Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
1032 AM CST THU MAR 5 2009

..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING OUT OF THE
PLAINS...IS RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE
SURFACE. ALSO...SUNNY SKIES ARE ALLOWING FOR MORE TURBULENT MIXING
OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE MIXING
DOWN TO THE SURFACE. AS A RESULT...BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED IN EXCESS OF 30
MPH...AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON...AND EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA CLOSER TO SUNSET.

TRAVEL ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE
DIFFICULT...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

HJS

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