AREA COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

SHORT TERM TRENDS…WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH 2PM THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

* WINDS…WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR HIGHER WITH 40 TO 50 MPH WIND GUSTS.

* IMPACTS…OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS…MAY BE DIFFICULT. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND EASILY BY THE STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.