WIND ADVISORY FOR CHICAGOLAND


    URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
    901 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

    ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING...

    .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING
    AHEAD OF A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRANSITIONING THROUGH THE
    UPPER MIDWEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW
    PRESSURE FILLS AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION.

    ILZ008-010>014-292300-
    /O.EXA.KLOT.WI.Y.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0000Z/
    OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
    INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...
    WHEATON...CHICAGO
    901 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012

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



    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
    ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

    * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...REACHING
      ADVISORY CRITERIA BY LATE THIS MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE
      EARLY EVENING HOURS.

    * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
      ARE EXPECTED.

    * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL LIMBS AND TWIGS TO
      BREAK FROM TREES. WEAK OR OLD STRUCTURES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR
      DAMAGE AND A FEW LOOSE SHINGLES MAY BE REMOVED FROM HOUSES.
      LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
      ALSO MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
      VEHICLES.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

    A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
    GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
    CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. DRIVING
    MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS
    SHOULD BE ALERT AND USE CAUTION.

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