WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 356 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7AM FRIDAY
FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING RAIN INTO GEORGIA THURSDAY
MORNING AS IT MOVES EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THERE IS ALREADY A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE STATE WHICH WILL
MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS FRONT GETS CLOSER
TO THE STATE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SIGNIFICANTLY CREATING
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUST ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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