SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 640 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

/638 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
...A BREEZY CHRISTMAS EVE AND MORNING LIES AHEAD...
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL ESCAPE NEARLY ALL OF
THE EXTREME WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE WINTER STORM POISED TO
DUMP MORE THAN A FOOT OF CHRISTMAS SNOW OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL
U.S. HOWEVER...WHILE THE WINTER STORM POUNDS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN
INDIANA WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH IN SOME AREAS.
THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER SUNSET ON CHRISTMAS
EVE...AND REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. WHILE THE WINDS IN THIS AREA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO POSE A RISK TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...LOW
FLYING SLEIGHS COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH SMOOTH LANDINGS DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THE WINDS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S FOR
ALL OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
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JBS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 225 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 245 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

/220 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY AND CHRISTMAS.
DURING THIS PERIOD...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF RAIN POSSIBLE.
IT WILL ALSO BECOME BREEZY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME OF THE
HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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