THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF LIGHTER WINDS THROUGH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BE ABLE TO MIX DOWN TO
THE SURFACE AS COLDER AIR SETTLES ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WITH WINDS TO THAT
STRENGTH LIKELY REDEVELOPING AFTER 1 PM OR 2 PM.
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-080000-
/O.CON.KRAH.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090108T0500Z/
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...CLINTON
1108 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.
DURING THE AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN
TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH. THERE WILL BE FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 40
OR 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COUPLED WITH THE SATURATED SOIL
WILL LIKELY TOPPLE A FEW TREES AND POWER POLES...LEADING TO SOME
POWER OUTAGES. WINDS WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ALSO...TAKE CARE TO SECURE
LIGHTWEIGHT...OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.
$$
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