WIND ADVISORY for Lake Wateree: URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 249 PM EDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... .INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...INCREASING WINDS THIS EVENING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...TONIGHT INCREASING WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. ON SUNDAY...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY WITH WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 KNOTS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE COLD ALSO BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:10:13 +0000