[Weather_Warnings] Wind Advisory

Sat Mar 8 05:37:47 EST 2008

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
417 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

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NASSAU-INLAND GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...WOODBINE
417 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
..FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

COLDER AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND AREAS.

IN ADDITION...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION WILL
PRODUCE SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY WITH
GUSTS OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DECREASING BETWEEN 4 AND 6
PM.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
AT LEAST 2 HOURS. PRECAUTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROTECT PLANTS...
 PETS...PIPES AND THOSE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD IF A FREEZE WARNING
IS ISSUED.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME. 

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES
ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 

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