...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH WITH SUNSET.
* WINDS...SOUTH SUSTAINED NEAR 30 MPH...GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY STRONG WINDS.
SMALL LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE BROKEN. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADS.
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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