Sunday, January 1, 2012

Windy Today

The Indianapolis NWS office has us under a Wind Advisory for today until 10:00PM. Wind gusts to 50 MPH are possible. The winds have already gusted to 46 MPH at the Purdue Airport-LAF this morning.

Here's the text of the Wind Advisory:


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1010 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO BEGIN THE NEW YEAR...

.VERY STRONG WINDS ARE OCCURRING TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-012315-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120102T0300Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
1010 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. SOME LOCAL HIGHER
  WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL
  EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. MINOR
  DAMAGE TO A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES ARE ALSO LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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