WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FRIDAY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
304 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...STRONG GRADIENT WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

.GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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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
304 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014 /204 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH 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 THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
  PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE
  WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST
  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 ONTO POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
WIND GUSTS FROM 40 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