HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 253 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

/252 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA LATER THIS
MORNING AS RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION. THE RAIN WILL LIKELY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WHERE DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. AT THIS
TIME...THE BEST TIME FOR HIGH WINDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
AFTER 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE WEATHER SYSTEM'S COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION
WEDNESDAY MORNING BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION IN ITS WAKE.
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FROM
4AM EST TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AS WELL. SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO
DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAY BRING A MINOR
ACCUMULATION...ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THAT
DEVELOP.
A SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WHICH MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT
TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA. IF YOU HAVE PLANS FOR THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND...KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED FOR STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT...AND FROM
GRADIENT WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.
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HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 239 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND
NORTHERN KENTUCKY...
.A STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
BRING STRONG GRADIENT WINDS TO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
COLD FRONT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS.
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ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-
OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-
HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-
BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-
JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-
MADISON KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...
FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD
339 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 /239 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009/
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
FROM AROUND 5AM EST AND WILL LAST UNTIL ROUGHLY 4PM EST
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OCCURRING WEDNESDAY
MORNING FROM 9AM TO NOON.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...AS WELL AS
WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY.
* IMPACTS: VEHICLES ON NORTH-TO-SOUTH ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL HAVE EXTREME DIFFICULTY TRAVELING ON
WEDNESDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLES COULD BE BLOWN OFF OF
ROADWAYS. SOME LOOSE ITEMS LIKE GARBAGE CANS...LAWN FURNITURE
AND OTHER SUCH ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SMALL BRANCHES COULD
ALSO BE SNAPPED AND BLOWN DOWN IN THESE HIGH WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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