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Wind Advisory issued April 18 at 4:21AM CDT until April 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS
Effective: 4:21 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Expires: 1 a.m. on Friday, April 19, 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY.
* A FAST MOVING AND FAST DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL USHER IN
STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI TONIGHT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AND THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TOMORROW.
* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE TEENS MPH TONIGHT
AND REACH AVERAGE SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH TOMORROW. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
COULD REACH 45 MPH TOMORROW.
* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR OUTSIDE OF EXPECTED
SEVERE WEATHER TOMORROW. TAKE THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS OR
GUSTS. IF TRAVELING...BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. AREA
LAKES WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH WAVES...ESPECIALLY IF THE FETCH IS
ORIENTED WITH THE FLOW OF THE WIND...LIKE KENTUCKY LAKE AND
BARKLEY LAKE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY. WINDS MAY BE ACTUALLY EVEN
HIGHER OVER THESE WATERWAYS.

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