THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MID TO LATE MORNING...AND LASTING UNTIL
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE
MORNING...AND DECREASE AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE
BLOWN ABOUT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING A BIT
TRICKY...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS.
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS FULL SIZE VANS...DELIVERY TRUCKS
AND SEMI TRAILERS...ARE MOST AT RISK...ESPECIALLY IF EMPTY OF
LIGHTLY LOADED.
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.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BLOWING OBJECTS AND USE CAUTION AS
SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE TO SWERVE FROM THE
INTENDED PATH.
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