HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 452 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
452 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
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452 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM. AREAS OF FREEZING
FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING FOG
MAY DEPOSIT A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON SOME ELEVATED ROADWAYS...AND
WILL RESTRICT THE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND THE WESTERN TIP
OF KENTUCKY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
QUAD STATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
ON THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH SEVERE WEATHER CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED
OUT DUE TO VERY STRONG WIND FIELDS...A LACK OF OVERALL INSTABILITY
SHOULD PRECLUDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE THE PRIMARY
CONCERN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY TUNED AS THIS VERY STRONG STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES.
A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED ON THURSDAY. QUITE WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AS IT TRAVERSES THE QUAD
STATE REGION. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH MAY GUST OVER 40 MPH
AT SOME LOCATIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OR FLOODING SHOULD BE RELAYED TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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FREEZING FOG ADVISORY
Issue Date: 306 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...AND WILL
PERSIST INTO MID MORNING.
* FOG THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY DEPOSIT A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON
SOME BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
* SOME ELEVATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. IN
ADDITION...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN A HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. DO NOT USE HIGH BEAM
HEADLIGHTS...AS THIS MAY CREATE ADDITIONAL GLARE. BE ALERT FOR
ICY AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
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