EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TAPERING BACK BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH
BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH
AS TREES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.
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