The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory in effect from February 20, 05:14 PM EST until February 20, 08:00 PM EST:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
514 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014…WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS…
WARM MOIST AIR MOVING OVER THE SNOW COVERED GROUND WAS CAUSING WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG FROM GAS CITY TO WABASH TO LAPORTE THIS EVENING. THE DENSE FOG WILL LIFT NORTH ALONG A WARM FRONT EARLY THIS EVENING… MOVING INTO THE SOUTH BEND AND FORT WAYNE AREAS. A COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EASTWARD ACROSS OUR AREA LATER 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 FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING…
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.
* WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WINDS…SOUTHWEST 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATER THIS EVENING.
* 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.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.