Windy Thursday

Wind Advisory from Fulton to Mayfield to Benton to Robards KY northward.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1138 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011


ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>087-KYZ001>008-010-014-018-
MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-180000-
/O.NEW.KPAH.WI.Y.0002.110217T1738Z-110218T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CRITTENDEN-UNION KY-HENDERSON-PERRY MO-
BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-
SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...
MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...
WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MARION...
MORGANFIELD...HENDERSON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
1138 AM CST THU FEB 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AT ELEVATED
 LOCATIONS...ON HILLS...AND OVER LAKES.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IN
 OPEN AREAS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG WINDS. WATCH FOR WIND
 BLOWN OBJECTS ON ROADS. OPERATORS OF SMALL BOATS SHOULD AVOID
 THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ANY OUTDOOR FIRES WILL HAVE THE
 POTENTIAL TO SPREAD QUICKLY. OBSERVE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON BURNING
 THAT ARE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

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MY/DH