Winds expected to start picking up about 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning; WIND ADVISORY in effect from 6 AM to 9 PM Tuesday.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
130 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011
LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAUKEGAN…CHICAGO…GARY…VALPARAISO
130 PM CST MON NOV 28 2011
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY NEAR THE
LAKE…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST TUESDAY.
* WINDS…NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
NEAR THE LAKE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH.
* TIMING…WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE LATE TONIGHT…WITH VERY STRONG
WINDS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE WINDS SUBSIDE
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS…THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ANY LIGHT WEIGHT OR
UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE TO
BLOW AWAY. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE
STEERING WHEEL AS DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING WILL BE PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT ON
EAST WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS THE CHICAGO SKYWAY AND INDIANA TOLL
ROAD.
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.