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Wind Advisory for N. TX today

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 7:58 am
by TexasStooge
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
420 AM CDT MON APR 14 2003

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNSET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY
FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE WIND ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT ALONG AND WEST OF A SHERMAN...TO WAXAHACHIE...TO FRANKLIN
LINE.

THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING FROM A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
COLORADO WILL RESULT IN SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY
ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL
DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET...BUT ARE EXPECTED
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY.


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...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNSET...

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY BY MIDDAY.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.