WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM FRIDAY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
218 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014

...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

.A WARM FRONT WILL SURGE NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHERN INDIANA OVERNIGHT. AFTER THE WARM FRONT PASSES
THROUGH...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY DURING THE
DAY ON THURSDAY AS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PRESSES EASTWARD ACROSS KENTUCKY.

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ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-
CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...
MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...
BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...
CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
218 PM EST WED FEB 19 2014 /118 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO
1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THURSDAY
TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

* TIMING...THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AM EST
  THURSDAY AND 1 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE
  FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE
  WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON EAST AND WEST
  FACING ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...SOGGY GROUND CONDITIONS FROM THE
  RECENT WARMTH MAY RESULT IN TREES BEING EASILY KNOCKED DOWN DUE
  TO THE HIGH WINDS. LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN FROM RECENT ICING
  EVENTS MAY ALSO BE DISLODGED AND MAY FALL TO THE GROUND AND
  POSSIBLY INTO POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
WEAKENED TREES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR
OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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MJ