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DENSE FOG ADVISORY

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 8:05 am
by TexasStooge
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
150 AM CST WED JAN 14 2004

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...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

HIGH HUMIDITIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FOG
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. IN SOME AREAS THE
VISIBILITY HAS ALREADY DROPPED TO 1/4 OF A MILE. THE FOG WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT SHOULD BURN OFF
BY MID MORNING.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL SUBSTANTIALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN
SOME AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN, AS
OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. THE PATCHY NATURE
OF THE FOG WILL DROP VISIBILITIES QUICKLY IN A SHORT DISTANCE. IN
ADDITION...VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME SEVERELY RESTRICTED NEAR RIVERS...
LAKES...BRIDGES...AND LOW LYING AREAS.