URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
328 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009

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DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CALHOUN…ROME
328 AM EDT MON APR 13 2009

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR
EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA HAS CREATED A
SMALL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IN EAST ALABAMA. AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OVER MISSISSIPPI AND DRIFT
EASTWARD…THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA WILL
CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN. AS A RESULT…SOUTHEAST AND EAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. WINDS SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THE GREATER WIND SPEEDS WILL
LIKELY BE FELT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS…PRIMARILY ABOVE 1500
FEET. THE SMALL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH THE MORNING…ALLOWING THE GRADIENT TO RELAX AND WINDS TO
DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.