… WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING…

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS GEORGIA TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WITH SATURATED SOILS FROM RAIN THIS MORNING… TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE DOWNED AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS THAN MIGHT OTHERWISE BE NECESSARY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH… OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THESE WINDS MAY DOWN WEAKENED OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES AS WELL