Wind AdvisoryWake (North Carolina)URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC348 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-161700-/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0003.071216T1400Z-071217T0900Z/PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON348 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AMEST MONDAY...WIND GUSTS UP TO AROUND 48 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY THROUGHEARLY TONIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY UP THE MID ATLANTIC COASTTODAY AND IN ITS WAKE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL USHER COLDERDRIER AIR INTO THE REGION. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TOBETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. VIGOROUS MIXING OF COLDERAIR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT WIND GUSTSBETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH MAXIMUM GUSTS TO AROUND 48 MPH LIKELYBETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLYSUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR WILL ALSO SEND WIND CHILL READINGSDOWN INTO THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 DEGREES TONIGHT. EXTRA LAYERS OFCLOTHING ARE ADVISED FOR ANYBODY VENTURING OUTDOORS THIS EVENING.A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ORWIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONGCAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILEVEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. FALLING TREE LIMBS MAYCAUSE TEMPORARY POWER INTERRUPTIONS.$$RFG
12/16/2007 11:30:34 AM
My trees are barely moving right now, but I have a feeling that there's going to be some power outages tonight.
12/16/2007 11:32:32 AM
12/16/2007 11:32:56 AM
CRAZY DELICIOUS
12/16/2007 11:37:07 AM