The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory in effect from February 20, 07:00 PM EST until February 21, 06:00 PM EST:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
313 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY…
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING WILL LIFT OUT THROUGH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TONIGHT AND DEEPEN CONSIDERABLY. A COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING…THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL ON WEST-EAST ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH…OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.