WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY

 URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 421 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL CROSS THE REGION TOMORROW MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-201000- /O.NEW.KLMK.WI.Y.0008.121220T0900Z-121221T1500Z/ 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 421 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /321 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA IN AND OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...REMAINING SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WINDS MAY OCCUR IN A DRY SLOT SOME TIME DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION ON WEST-EAST ROADS TOMORROW MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS FROM MID AFTERNOON TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 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. WEAKENED TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AMS