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Frankfort, Kentucky, United States (40601)
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 Lat: 38.19N, Lon: 84.87W
Wx Zone: KYZ035 ICAO Used: KLEX
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
 Issued: 357 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
 Expires: 400 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
 
High Wind Watch
 Issued: 339 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
 Expires: 400 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
 
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 357 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009

/257 PM CST MON DEC 7 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TUESDAY
MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHERE DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM
EST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THE SYSTEM'S COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING...BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION IN ITS WAKE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE MAINLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS THUS IN EFFECT
FROM 4AM EST TO 4PM WEDNESDAY.
RAIN MAY CHANGEOVER TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER ANY
SNOW WILL BE LIGHT AND NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL OCCUR MAINLY SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE GULF STATES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED FOR STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
WINDS FROM SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT...AND FROM
GRADIENT WINDS WEDNESDAY.
$$

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 339 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST 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.
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045>049-053>057-
065>067-081000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.HW.A.0002.091209T0900Z-091209T2100Z/
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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