...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL MAKE LANDFALL THIS MORNING ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST...AND THE REMNANTS OF THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AN AREA OF STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT...AND THUS THE WINDS...OVER THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
DAY. ADDITIONALLY...AS WIDESPREAD RAIN CONTINUES TODAY...IT MAY
NOT TAKE VERY STRONG WINDS FOR TREES TO BEGIN TO FALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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