URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
354 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

…VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA TODAY…

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EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ESTHERVILLE…ALGONA…FOREST CITY…
NORTHWOOD…EMMETSBURG…GARNER…MASON CITY
354 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS REACHING
THEIR PEAK INTENSITY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SLACKENING
THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL BE
SUSTAINED FROM 25 TO 30 MPH BY MIDDAY. GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH
ARE ALSO EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING
INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.