NWS Jackson ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VIGORUS COLD FRONT WILL CROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT. ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. * EXPECT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH OF 10 TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD BE HAZARDOUS FOR BOATERS AND TRAVELERS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. THE WINDS FROM THE SOUTH WILL BE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS ON EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. WEAKLY ROOTED TREES IN AREAS OF STEEP WET TERRAIN MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN AND LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF LEAVES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN ONTO ROADWAYS BY THIS SYSTEM AND COULD LEAD TO SLICK ROADS IN SPOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ~Kitty
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:25:04 +0000
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