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EXITING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM & FAST LOW LEVEL WINDS BRINGING VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS TO CNTL IL THIS AFTERNOON.

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305 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXITING THE MIDWEST TODAY.WITH A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. SUNSHINE BEHIND THE EXITING STORMS WILL ALSO ADD TO MIXING IN THE ATMOSPHERE.TRANSLATING SOME HIGH WINDS JUST OFF THE SURFACE TO THE GROUND. WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON & INTO THIS EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

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

 

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